Murungai Keerai Thanni Saaru Recipe-Drumstick Leaves Soup
A vegetarian Tamil Nadu recipe with /2 drumstick leaves (moringa/murungai keerai), rice water, pearl onions (sambar onions) - chopped. Ready in 25 min, serves 5.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
14 steps- 1
To begin making Murungai Keerai Thanni Saaru Recipe-Drumstick Leaves Soup, in a pan add the rice water and bring it to a boil
/2 drumstick leaves (moringa/murungai keerai)(1 cups)rice water(2 cups)sprig curry leaves(1) - 2
Once it is boiled, add the cleaned drumstick leaves, slit green chillies, chopped onions and tomato
/2 drumstick leaves (moringa/murungai keerai)(1 cups)pearl onions (sambar onions) - chopped(6)tomato - chopped(1)green chillies - slit(2)sprig curry leaves(1)dry red chillies(2) - 3
Mix well and boil in medium flame until leaves are cooked
/2 drumstick leaves (moringa/murungai keerai)(1 cups)sprig curry leaves(1) - 4
Meanwhile extract coconut milk and keep aside
coconut milk(1 cup) - 5
Check our recipe on how to Homemade Coconut Milk Recipe
coconut milk(1 cup) - 6
With a mortar and pestle, crush cumin seeds and peppercorns and keep aside
cumin seeds (jeera) - crushed(1 teaspoon)whole black peppercorns - crushed(1/2 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon) - 7
Once the drumstick leaves are cooked soft, add coconut milk, crushed Cumin Pepper mixture and required salt
/2 drumstick leaves (moringa/murungai keerai)(1 cups)coconut milk(1 cup)cumin seeds (jeera) - crushed(1 teaspoon)whole black peppercorns - crushed(1/2 teaspoon)salt - as requiredcumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)sprig curry leaves(1) - 8
Simmer for 2 minutes and turn off the flame
- 9
In a tadka pan, heat a tablespoon of oil
- 10
Add Cumin seeds and once it sputters, add curry leaves and red chilli
/2 drumstick leaves (moringa/murungai keerai)(1 cups)cumin seeds (jeera) - crushed(1 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)sprig curry leaves(1) - 11
Switch off and add it to the soup
- 12
Mix well and remove from flame
- 13
Check for salt and serve hot
salt - as required - 14
Serve Murungai Keerai Thanni Saaru as a soup for nursing your family members who have a cold or even serve it along with Steamed Rice and Cabbage Poriyal along with Ghee for a delicious Sunday Lunch
rice water(2 cups)
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Murungai Keerai Thanni Saaru Recipe-Drumstick Leaves Soup
A vegetarian Tamil Nadu recipe with /2 drumstick leaves (moringa/murungai keerai), rice water, pearl onions (sambar onions) - chopped. Ready in 25 min, serves 5.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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14 steps- 1
To begin making Murungai Keerai Thanni Saaru Recipe-Drumstick Leaves Soup, in a pan add the rice water and bring it to a boil
/2 drumstick leaves (moringa/murungai keerai)(1 cups)rice water(2 cups)sprig curry leaves(1) - 2
Once it is boiled, add the cleaned drumstick leaves, slit green chillies, chopped onions and tomato
/2 drumstick leaves (moringa/murungai keerai)(1 cups)pearl onions (sambar onions) - chopped(6)tomato - chopped(1)green chillies - slit(2)sprig curry leaves(1)dry red chillies(2) - 3
Mix well and boil in medium flame until leaves are cooked
/2 drumstick leaves (moringa/murungai keerai)(1 cups)sprig curry leaves(1) - 4
Meanwhile extract coconut milk and keep aside
coconut milk(1 cup) - 5
Check our recipe on how to Homemade Coconut Milk Recipe
coconut milk(1 cup) - 6
With a mortar and pestle, crush cumin seeds and peppercorns and keep aside
cumin seeds (jeera) - crushed(1 teaspoon)whole black peppercorns - crushed(1/2 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon) - 7
Once the drumstick leaves are cooked soft, add coconut milk, crushed Cumin Pepper mixture and required salt
/2 drumstick leaves (moringa/murungai keerai)(1 cups)coconut milk(1 cup)cumin seeds (jeera) - crushed(1 teaspoon)whole black peppercorns - crushed(1/2 teaspoon)salt - as requiredcumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)sprig curry leaves(1) - 8
Simmer for 2 minutes and turn off the flame
- 9
In a tadka pan, heat a tablespoon of oil
- 10
Add Cumin seeds and once it sputters, add curry leaves and red chilli
/2 drumstick leaves (moringa/murungai keerai)(1 cups)cumin seeds (jeera) - crushed(1 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)sprig curry leaves(1) - 11
Switch off and add it to the soup
- 12
Mix well and remove from flame
- 13
Check for salt and serve hot
salt - as required - 14
Serve Murungai Keerai Thanni Saaru as a soup for nursing your family members who have a cold or even serve it along with Steamed Rice and Cabbage Poriyal along with Ghee for a delicious Sunday Lunch
rice water(2 cups)
Rate this recipe
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