Drumstick Soup Recipe
Savour the duo sensation of crunchy pulpy Drumstick Soup and energize yourself instantly after a long day..
An Insight Into Drumstick Soup:
Drumstick popularly called as Moringa has been an integral part of the Indian cuisine since ages and you have a plenty of dishes made of drumstick that allures you. This Drumstick Soup is one such lucrative super food that has attained a global reach with is essential dietary minerals, unique taste and flavor.
Drumstick Soup is a simple yet a nutritious dish anyone can opt for as it requires just a handful of ingredients and can be prepared within minutes. It comprises of drumstick pulp along with the seeds and made more palatable with the alluring flavor of garlic. When you sprinkle in a dash of white pepper powder over the buttery flavored Moringa soup, it becomes richer and you get a fantabulous shimmery greenish white color with a tantalizing aroma.
The botanical name of drumstick is Moringa Oleifera and belongs to the family Moringaceae and it is native to tropical Asia. It is a fast growing deciduous tree that can grow up to a height of 10-12 mts and it widely grows in all parts of the country and it can mostly be seen in areas having drought like conditions. There are about fourteen species of Moringa and it grows widely as it does not require much care or rainfall. Much interestingly, geographical facts traces the origin of drumstick way back in the 2000 B.c. and India is the largest producer of Drumstick till date.
It is known for its culinary uses and medicinal properties and are in high demand worldwide. It has exceptional nutrition and very much used in Siddha medicine to cure various illnesses and balances the Kapha and Vada in the body. Apart fro having a lot of Iron, Calcium and Protein it also contains Beta-Carotene, Vitamin C and Potassium. It has rich anti-oxidants and regulates blood sugar levels in the body. Moreover, it flushes out the toxins and purifies the blood stream and acts as a potent antibiotic agent. It is a great immunity booster and aids in maintaining the body temperature during fever. It gives a strong and healthy bone structure in the growing years for children and prevents the loss of bone density in aged people. More importantly, it prevents acne and other skin issues and aids in hair growth and gives a lustrous hair too as it contains a lot of Vitamin A, B and folic acid. Our ancestors used to cook this vegetable regularly during the month of March, April and May, as it served as a great immunity against chickenpox which would spread during summer in India. Stay informed and incorporate this miracle super food in your day to day life and enjoy the maximum benefits out of it by trying out irresistible recipes like Drumstick Soup.
This Drumstick Soup is sure to nourish your body and the simple recipe is given below:
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Ingredients Required To Make Drumstick Soup Recipe
How To Make Drumstick Soup Recipe
Wash and clean a fresh drumstick and scrape the skin off and chop them into long pieces. Heat a saucepan and tip in half a teaspoon of butter and when it melts down, saute the chopped drumstick pieces until fragrant.
Now add these sauteed drumstick pieces in a cup of water and boil it with two pinches of salt for about ten minutes( with a little water) approximately and turn off the stove.
When it cools down, just take each piece and scoop out the pulp and collect it on a plate.
Heat the saucepan again and add just two drops of butter and tip in one or two cloves and then add a teaspoon of garlic paste and keep stirring until fragrant.
Plop the drumstick pulp into the pan and pour in the boiled water (the water used to boil the drumstick pieces) and stir for a while.
Dilute half a teaspoon of corn flour in a small cup and pour it into the suace pan and keep stirring for a minute and add a cup of water.
Sprinkle in a little more salt along with a few pinches of black pepper powder. When it thickens and turns aromatic, just turn off the stove.
Now the delicious Drumstick soup is ready.
Transfer it to a serving bowl and serve it while it is still hot.
Tips And Tricks Drumstick Soup Recipe
- Choose fresh and fleshy drumstick to make the soup so that it has a lot of pulp in it and gives the best result.
- While boiling drumstick, boil it with a minimal quantity of water so that it retains its original taste.
- Do not over boil because it may tend to lose its nutrients. Just a little more than par boiling will do.
- If you want you can blitz the drumstick pulp for one or two pulses in a blender and it is optional.
- Use a broad (like that of a chef's knife) to scrape the drumstick pulp as it is quick and easy to do in one go.
- Collect the pulp along with the seeds as it is the tastiest and the nutritious part of the veggie and it gives a crunchy feel in every slurp and makes the soup all the more delectable.
- To relish the original taste of drumstick do not add any other spices or ingredients to spruce it up.
- In some regions of the south, they use rice flour instead of corn flour and it tastes equally good and gives the desired consistency of the soup.
Ingredients
Directions
Wash and clean a fresh drumstick and scrape the skin off and chop them into long pieces. Heat a saucepan and tip in half a teaspoon of butter and when it melts down, saute the chopped drumstick pieces until fragrant.
Now add these sauteed drumstick pieces in a cup of water and boil it with two pinches of salt for about ten minutes( with a little water) approximately and turn off the stove.
When it cools down, just take each piece and scoop out the pulp and collect it on a plate.
Heat the saucepan again and add just two drops of butter and tip in one or two cloves and then add a teaspoon of garlic paste and keep stirring until fragrant.
Plop the drumstick pulp into the pan and pour in the boiled water (the water used to boil the drumstick pieces) and stir for a while.
Dilute half a teaspoon of corn flour in a small cup and pour it into the suace pan and keep stirring for a minute and add a cup of water.
Sprinkle in a little more salt along with a few pinches of black pepper powder. When it thickens and turns aromatic, just turn off the stove.
Now the delicious Drumstick soup is ready.
Transfer it to a serving bowl and serve it while it is still hot.
