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  • Moringa leaves chutney powder / Drumstick leaves powder recipe

    Moringa leaves chutney powder / Drumstick leaves powder recipe

    I had heard and read so much of moringa leaves, but I had never seen them. Using it in my cooking was just a dream, I did ask a few vegetable vendors but I never got a futile answer. Thus, my search for moringa leaf ended. But suddenly, last week, one morning, my maid brings a bagful of these leaves and I was in awe. Well, at last I did cook with these leaves in my lifetime and now I know from where to get them.

    Moringa leaves are super healthy and rightly called as “Magical Moringa”. It is rich in iron, fibre and anti-oxidants. A  few benefits of these leaves are listed below.

    Benefits of moringa leaves:

    • It aids in weight loss.
    • It helps to lower the cholesterol level.
    • It helps to improve the digestive system.
    • It fights insomnia. It is rich in proteins and helps to boost the feel good hormones.
    • It is rich in nutrients. It has three times more iron than spinach and  twice the amount of protein in milk.

    Moringa leaf chutney powder makes a good condiment. It tastes good with hot steamed rice when served with a little ghee or oil. It pairs well with curd rice. It is ideal to use with idly and dosa.

    How to separate the moringa leaves:

    I learnt this from the vegetable vendor who comes regularly to my house. Separating the moringa leaves from the stalk is a tremendous task.  The leaves are small and one needs ample time and patience to do it. The best way to remove the leaves is to put the fresh stalk of leaves in a polythene bag, tie it tightly and keep it aside for a day. The next day, most of the leaves shed by themselves. You can also string them very easily now.

     

    moringa leaf chutney powder

     Moringa Leaves Chutney Powder

    Ingredients:
    • 1 cup moringa leaves (drumstick leaves, nuggekayi soppu)
    • 1/2 cup dessicated coconut
    • 1 tablespoon urad dal
    • 2 teaspoon chilly powder
    • a small piece of tamarind
    • jaggery
    • salt
    • 1 tablespoon oil
    • asafoetida
    Method:
    1. Wash the moringa leaves and put them to dry on a cloth.
    2. Dry roast the coconut. Put it aside on a plate.
    3. Dry roast the urad dal. Put it aside.
    4. Dry roast the moringa leaves until they are crispy.
    5. Take a little oil, put the chilly powder and roast it.
    6. Roast the tamarind for a few seconds.
    7. Once they are cool, at first, grind the coconut and urad dal together. Then, add the roasted moringa leaves and grind them together for a few seconds. Add tamarind, salt and  jaggery to it. Grind.
    8. Take oil in a pan, heat it, add asafoetida and remove it. Put the ground powder to it and mix well.
    9. Moringa leaf chutney powder is ready to serve.

    Recently, I made another version of moringa chutney powder and it turned out good.

    2nd kind of Moringa Leaf Chutney Powder :

    Ingredients:

    • 1 cup desiccated coconut
    • 1 tablespoon urad dal
    • 2 teaspoon sesame
    • 1 tablespoon groundnut
    • 1 cup moringa leaves
    • 1/2 cup curry leaves
    • tamarind
    • 1 teaspoon oil
    • 5 red chilli
    • 1 tablespoon oil
    • asafoetida

    Method:

    1. Wash the moringa leaves and lay them on a cotton cloth.
    2. Wash the curry leaves and wrap them in a cloth.
    3. Dry roast the coconut pieces. Put it aside in a plate.
    4. Dry roast urad dal, it should be golden in colour.
    5. Dry roast sesame and ground nut separately.
    6. Dry roast curry leaves and moringa leaves separately until crisp.
    7. Dry roast the tamarind.
    8. In a little oil add the red chilli and saute them until crisp.
    9. Coarsely grind coconut pieces, now add urad dal, sesame and ground nut to it, give a swirl.
    10. Add red chilli to it and grind them together.
    11. Finally, add the curry leaves and moringa leaves to it. Put salt and give a swirl.
    12. Add the roasted tamarind and a little jaggery to balance the flavours. Grind them for the last time.
    13. Make seasoning with asafoetida, put the powder into it and mix.
    14. Once it is cool, store in an air-tight container.
    moringa leaf chutney powder

    Moringa Leaf Chutney Powder

    Moringa leaf chutney powder is a tasty, healthy condiment ideal to store at home. It tastes good with steamed rice, idli, dosa or chapati.
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    Course: condiments
    Cuisine: South Indian
    Ingredients Method Notes

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup moringa leaves drumstick leaves
    • 1/2 cup dessicated coconut
    • 1 tablespoon urad dal
    • 2 teaspoon chilly powder
    • a small piece of tamarind
    • jaggery
    • salt
    • a pinch of asafoetida

    Method
     

    1. Wash the moringa leaves and put them to dry on a cloth.
    2. Dry roast the coconut. Put it aside on a plate.
    3. Dry roast the urad dal. Put it aside.
    4. Dry roast the moringa leaves until they are crispy.
    5. Take a little oil, put the chilly powder and roast it. Put the asafoetida over it.
    6. Roast the tamarind for a few seconds.
    7. Once they are cool, at first, grind the coconut and urad dal together. Then, add the roasted moringa leaves and grind them together for a few seconds. Add tamarind, salt and  jaggery to it. Grind.
    8. Moringa leaf chutney powder is ready to serve.

    Notes

    Store in clean jar.

    The other kind of chutney powder recipes that I have on blog are : Garlic chutney powder, Peanut chutney powder, Curry leaf powder

    The other recipe that I have using moringa leaves is a guest post by Lathiya used in dal 

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  • Drumstick Leaves Dal with Coconut | Guest Post Series

    Drumstick Leaves Dal with Coconut | Guest Post Series

    Drumstick leaves are healthy and make a good combination in dal. Try this delicious dal for a comfort and quick meal.
    It’s a guest post today and I have Lathiya Shanmugasundaram of Lathiskitchen. Welcome Lathiya to blogspace. Blogging has made me interact with many different indivduals around the globe, Lathiya is one among them, glad to know her in this blogging journey. She has moringa leaf dal for us, I have heard so much about it, do need to search for it in my place.
    Without much ado, it’s over to Lathiya.
    Thank you for having me on your space. Here I present you the healthy, easy and delicious Drumstick Leaves Dal with Coconut.
    Drumstick leaves are packed with lots of nutrients. It’s said that drumstick leaves have anti carcinogenic properties and it is a must to include in your diet. If you haven’t start using it in your meal plan yet, this is the time to start from this dal curry.
    Making this dal is not so complicated. You can make this dal within 30 minutes. The only time consuming part in making this dal is cleaning the drumstick leaves. It’s a tedious job of cleaning drumstick leaves. You have to be careful not to include the sticks and only leaf should be used. I used to clean the drumstick leaves a day before making this dal. So it takes just less than 30 minutes when I make this dal.
    drumstick leaves dal with coconut
    drumstick leaves dal with coconut
    Ingredients 
    • Drumstick leaves – 1 cup tightly packed
    • Dal – 1/4 cup
    • Coconut – 1/4 cup grated
    • Jeera seeds –  1/2 tsp
    • Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
    • Red chili powder – 3/4 tsp
    • Shallots – 3 or 4 thinly sliced
    • Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
    • Ghee / Coconut oil – 1 tsp
    • Salt – as required
    Method
    1. Clean and wash the drumstick leaves. Keep aside.
    2. Cook dal in pressure cooker till mushy. Keep aside.
    3. Grind coconut with jeera seeds to smooth paste. Keep aside.
    4. Heat 1/2 tsp of oil in a pan. Sauté the drumstick leaves for a minute.
    5. Add the cooked dal in sautéed drumstick leaves. Add little water to cook the drumstick leaves.
    6. Add turmeric powder and red chili powder.
    7. Let it boil in medium flame. Do not over cook the drumstick leaves.
    8. Add the grounded coconut to the dal and drumstick leaves mix with required water. Add required salt.
    9. When the raw smell of coconut goes, remove the pan from the heat.
    10. In another pan, add remaining 1/2 tsp of  ghee or oil. When it is hot, add mustard seeds.
    11. When it crackle, add sliced shallots and sauté till golden .
    12. Add it to the dal. Serve along with hot rice.

    drumstick leaves dal with coconut

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    Ingredients Method

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup drumstick leaves tightly packed
    • 1/4 cup dal
    • 1/4 cup coconut grated
    • 1/2 teaspoon jeera
    • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
    • 3/4 teaspoon red chilli powder
    • 3 or 4 shallots thinly sliced
    • 1/4 teaspoon mustard
    • 1 teaspoon ghee/coconut oil
    • salt as required

    Method
     

    1. Cook dal in pressure cooker till mushy. Keep aside.
    2. Grind coconut with jeera seeds to smooth paste. Keep aside.
    3. Heat 1/2 tsp of oil in a pan. Sauté the drumstick leaves for a minute.
    4. Add the cooked dal in sautéed drumstick leaves. Add little water to cook the drumstick leaves. Add turmeric powder and red chili powder. Let it boil in medium flame. Do not over cook the drumstick leaves.
    5. Add the grounded coconut to the dal and drumstick leaves mix with required water. Add required salt. When the raw smell of coconut goes, remove the pan from the heat.
    6. In another pan, add remaining 1/2 tsp of ghee or oil. When it is hot, add mustard seeds. When it crackle, add sliced shallots and sauté till golden .
    7. Add it to the dal. Serve along with hot rice.

    About the author :   Lathiya Shanmugasundaram is the person behind lathiskitchen.org.She was born and brought up in India but now settled in US. She is the mother of two super active kids. She has both Malyali and Tamil recipes on her blog.

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