Drumstick Soup | Moringa Soup
Gently spiced, naturally thick, yet super light and nourishing, this drumstick soup is deeply comforting and feels both restorative and familiar at once.
Servings: 4 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons groundnut or any neutral flavored oil
- ½ teaspoon jeera
- 4 garlic cloves
- ½ cup curry leaves
- ½ cup sliced onions
- ½ cup sliced tomatoes
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 drumsticks cut into 2 ½ inch long pieces, 230 grams
- 2 tablespoons moong dal soaked for 30 minutes
- 3 ½ cups water
- ½ teaspoon pepper ground
- 1 drumstick cut into 2 ½ inch long pieces, for garnish (optional)
- 2 sprigs of coriander leaves
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add jeera & once it crackles, add garlic cloves and saute on medium for a few seconds till fragrant.2 teaspoons groundnut or any neutral flavored oil, ½ teaspoon jeera, 4 garlic cloves
- Add curry leaves, sliced onions & saute for 2 minutes on low till fragrant.½ cup curry leaves, ½ cup sliced onions
- Add tomatoes, salt and cook for 2-3 minutes on low till they soften a bit. Add drumsticks and saute for a few seconds. Add soaked moong dal, 2 ½ cups of water and close the lid of the pressure cooker. After the first whistle, cook for 10 minutes and let it depressurise by itself.½ cup sliced tomatoes, ½ teaspoon salt, 4 drumsticks, 2 tablespoons moong dal, 3 ½ cups water
- Add 1 cup of water to a pot, add the drumstick pieces for garnish and cook for 3-4 minutes just until tender and set aside.3 ½ cups water, 1 drumstick
- Open the cooker. Add the drumsticks & aromatics to a mixer grinder and grind to extract the pulp. Pour in a strainer and separate the fibre & other solids from the pulp. Transfer the drumstick pulp to a pot, add pepper powder and boil for 1-2 minutes. Take off the heat, add 2 sprigs of coriander leaves and keep covered until serving.½ teaspoon pepper, 2 sprigs of coriander leaves
- To serve, add 2-3 cooked drumstick pieces to a bowl, add the soup & serve hot.
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Nutrition
Calories: 244kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 405mg | Potassium: 309mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 2522IU | Vitamin C: 1188mg | Calcium: 280mg | Iron: 1mg