We all know the goodness of drumstick leaves which is called as Murungai Keerai in Tamil. I have already mentioned about the health benefits of these leaves in the Murungai Keeri Curry post. We used the leaves, flowers and of course the veggie drumstick for cooking. I don’t find flowers here in US (toooo much expectation huh) but leaves and drumsticks are readily available.
I got this recipe from our friend JV. Vaandu doesn’t like this spinach and making him eat this veggie is daunting task. I add drumstick in soups but when I was looking for some soup recipe JV shared this recipe with me. She does it in the regular stove top way, but I thought why not try this in the slow cooker. The flavor just comes from the spinach and the tadka. I have used loads of ghee but you can skip that and do the tadka with oil and top it up with butter later.
Here is the recipe,
Ingredients:
- Drumstick Leaves – 2 cups
- Water – 6 cups
- Pepper Powder – 2 tsps
- Salt – 2 tsps
- Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp
For Tempering:
- Ghee / Oil – 3 tsps
- Jeera / Cumin Seeds – 2 tbsps
- Hing – ½ tsp
- Red Chillies – 3
Steps:
- Clean the drumstick leaves. Remove the stems and wash them well. Take off the yellow leaves and leaves with holes.
- Now in the crockpot add the drumstick leaves, 6 cups of water, salt, turmeric powder and pepper powder.
- Set it in low mode for 2 hours.
- Now in the tadka pan, add the ghee or oil.
- Once it is hot, add the cumin seeds, red chillies and hing.
- As they start to splutter add it to the soup.
That’s it. Clear and yummy green soup is ready.
📖 Recipe
Slow Cooker Drumstick Leaves / Moringa Soup
Ingredients
- Drumstick Leaves - 2 cups
- Water - 6 cups
- Pepper Powder - 2 tsps
- Salt - 2 tsps
- Turmeric Powder - ½ tsp
For Tempering
- Ghee / Oil - 3 tsps
- Jeera / Cumin Seeds - 2 tbsps
- Hing - ½ tsp
- Red Chillies - 3
Steps
Instructions
- Clean the drumstick leaves. Remove the stems and wash them well. Take off the yellow leaves and leaves with holes.
- Now in the crockpot add the drumstick leaves, 6 cups of water, salt, turmeric powder and pepper powder.
- Set it in low mode for 2 hours.
- Now in the tadka pan, add the ghee or oil.
- Once it is hot, add the cumin seeds, red chillies and hing.
- As they start to splutter add it to the soup.
I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.
Never encountered drumstick leaves so far, will ask at a local store !
Oh is it? It is very common in TN and luckily I get here too.
Ok, will try to get it here…
Looks yum :)
Thanks Sandhya :-)
wow… this looks yum and healthy …. I now need to buy drumstick leaves and try this immediately :)
Do let me know how you guyz liked it.. Thanks
Looks…traditional..yum !!!
Thanks ma..
Never tried this new to me.. Super Sri
Thanks Vidya..
Murungakkai Soup? Awesome! I am gonna try this for sure.. Hey I am back to blogginf after a long time.. But just wanted to say your eggless pancakes recipe is a big hit in my house :)
Thanks Sia and welcome back.. Waiting for your posts. Thanks a lot yaar and your comment made my day.
Wow! What a healthy and delicious soup! I can almost sense the aroma of the drumstick leaves here! BTW which part of India are you from?
Thanks Lina. I am from Tamil Nadu…
That’s great….I am too..I sort of guessed from this post..that is why I asked
oh wow.. Great.Good to know.. :-) :-)