Murungai keerai kootu | Nugge soppu recipes | Drumstick leaves dal | Recipes with moringa leaves

Are you looking recipes with moringa leaves? Here  is a nutritious murungai keerai kootu or drumstick leaves dal. Drumstick leaves are called as nugge soppu in parts Karnataka. Nugge soppu recipes are healthy and high profile nutrition values, much needed for a healthy diet.

Basically, this murungai keerai kootu is a lentil based recipe or a kind of stew, made with murungai keerai or moringa leaves and dal. It is not only a tasty recipe, but also healthy with the goodness of moringa leaves or drumstick leaves.

Further, it is a iron rich and protein rich recipe and these kind of recipes are very much essential for a healthy diet. It is one of the best and healthy way of taking essential vitamins and minerals naturally, rather than go for multivitamin supplements.

For all lovers of moringa or drumstick leaves, murungai keerai kootu is a must try. Certainly it is an amazing side dish for rice, chapati, roti(flat bread), millets, parathas, adai, dosa too.

The making of murungai keerai kootu is so simple but the out come is nutritious and delicious. Can be made easily with available ingredients and it does not need much ingredients.

Furthermore, Kootu recipes are popular recipe of South India. usually we make kootu from vegetables and dal, but we can also make kootu recipe with leafy vegetables also. Other than murungai keerai, you can also use Spinach(palak), methi leaves, amaranth leaves etc. But before using these kind of leafy greens, we must clean it properly and remove extra mud in the leafy vegetables.

Undoubtedly, this recipe is extremely good for diabetics, thyroid, PCOS health issues. Because it is gluten free and full of protein, iron, potassium, calcium, healthy fat and vitamins.

Health benefits of moringa leaves

These moringa leave have 7 times more vitamins C than oranges and 15 times more potassium than bananas. It also has calcium, protein, iron and amino acids, which help to heal body and build muscles.

It’s also loaded with antioxidants, that can protect cells from free radical damage and even boost immunity. They lower blood sugar level and keeps blood pressure in control. Also it may reduce cholesterol. Good for anemia and promote weight loss.

How to use drumstick leaves?

You can use drumstick leaves to make juice and consume it to get all the benefits from moringa leaves. Even use it as a dry powder. Otherwise can be added while making smoothies or definitely, you can use drumstick leaves in the form of these kind of recipes. There are variety of recipes made from drumstick leaves. For reference below we share the links for drumstick leaves recipes.

Finally, please do visit our other recipes too

• Moringa juice recipe
• Drumstick leaves chutney
• Drumstick leaves roti
• Weight loss recipes
• Diabetic friendly recipe

Here is a method of making Murungai keerai kootu with step by step photo and a detailed video

Instructions to Make Murungai Keerai Kootu:

1. Firstly, take a blender jar and add chana dal, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, grated coconut and red chili with little water

2. Blend this to a smooth paste and keep it aside

3. Meantime, heat a pan on moderate flame and add coconut oil

4. Once the oil is hot enough, add mustard seeds, cumin, turmeric powder, hing and curry leaves

5. Sauté for a min until mustard and cumin seeds splutters

6. Next add finely chopped onion and tomatoes, sauté well until tomatoes are mushy

7. Likewise add moringa leaves and again sauté it until the leaves wilted

8. Then add cooked moong dal and blended paste

9. Along with, add salt, jaggery and monkey jack powder

10. Mix everything well and bring to boil for 2 to 3 mins, turn off heat

11. Finally, nutritious side dish murugai keerai kootu is ready to serve!

12. Enjoy this as a curry or side dish with hot rice with a spoonful of ghee or with roti, chapati or pulka