Moringa/Drumstick Leaves Soup

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Moringa/Drumstick Leaves Soup - Moringa leaves are known for their numerous health benefits since ancient times. Consuming Moringa leaves regularly helps to control diabetes. It helps to strengthen bones and also its good for your hair, skin and eyes. This is an immunity booster recipe which is loaded with various 
Vitamins, minerals and calcium. 

Ingredients:
2 cup Moringa/Drumstick Leaves
1 Green Chilli
7-8 Garlic Cloves
2 Spoon Split Pigeon Pea(Toor Dal)
½ Spoon Pepper Powder
¼ Spoon Turmeric Powder
1 Spoon Cumin Seeds(Jeera)
¼ Spoon Coriander(Dhaniya) Powder
2 Tomatoes
10 Shallots(Tiny Onion) - {In case you don't have shallots you can use regular big 2 onions)
Salt
2 Spoon Oil
1 Spoon Mustard Seeds
2 Spoon Powdered Jaggery
½ Cup Corn
Fresh Cream (optional)

Method:

1..Add the Moringa leaves, green chilli, garlic cloves, roughly diced tomatoes, turmeric powder, coriander powder, Split Pigeon peas, Jeera, 2 & ½ Cup Water, Jaggery & Salt into a pressure cooker.

2. Pressure cook all the ingredients for about  3 Whistles.

3. Once it cools, transfer all the ingredients into a mixer jar & grind it into a smooth paste and keep it aside.

5.Now take a Pan, add 2 Spoon of sesame oil & mustard seeds.

6.Once the mustard seeds splutters,add finely chopped onions & corn.Saute it for 5-6 minutes.

7.Add pepper powder & the ground paste into it & make sure you adjust the consistency by adding more water & Salt,if required and cook it for about 1 minute and then transfer the soup into a bowl and top it with some fresh cream.(Adding fresh cream is optional)

Note: You can serve this delicious immunity boosting soup before lunch or you can simply enjoy it as a simple light dinner with bread.

Do try this recipe & post your experience in the comment section below.

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