Here is a recipe of drumstick leaves in the form of flat bread or roti and also moringa leaves nutrition. Drumstick Leaves Rotti or Moringa leaves flat bread is a simple, healthy breakfast recipe. It is a nutritious drumstick leaves recipe of South India. Drumstick leaves called by many names from region to region. In Kannada it is called “nugge soppu”, which is a superfood nowadays. Most importantly, including moringa leaves in our daily diet plays a major role in our health, and if we consume drumstick leaves in this form, we get all the essential nutrients required for a body.
Further rotti is one of the traditional breakfast recipe in Karnataka cuisine. Usually in most of the households, they will make this rotti and eat this as a lunch or dinner. Because it is quiet filling and feels like full meal. You can make this rotti by adding rice flour or ragi flour. But here I have used only rice flour. Moreover this recipe is gluten free and vegan too.
It is not only a comfort food but also a healthy nutritious one. Also this is one of the best way of feeding moringa to growing kids. As they refuses to eat this in raw form. The making of drumstick leaves rotti is simple and tastes great as well. This rotti goes well with curd, ghee, pickle or chutney.
Even more it is a wholesome food in a holistic diet. World wide ‘Moringa oleifera‘ is considered as a potent super food. Also with a unique balanced combination of vitamins, minerals, complete protein & a powerful antioxidants. According to the latest studies, moringa is the most nutritious plant ever studied on the planet. It provides abundance of specific nutrients.
Moringa leaves nutrition
Moringa leaves compared to common foods nutrition values per 100 gm
| Nutrient | Moringa Leaves | Other Foods |
| Vitamin A | 6780 mcg | Carrots: 1890 mcg |
| Vitamin C | 220 mg | Oranges: 30 mg |
| Calcium | 440 mg | Cow’s milk: 120 mg |
| Potassium | 259 mg | Bananas: 88 mg |
| Protein | 6.7 gm | Cow’s milk: 3.2 gm |
Finally, do try our other recipes too
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- Diabetic diet
- Moringa leaves juice recipe
Here is the Step by Step photos and Video of Drumstick Leaves Rotti
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Ingredients
- 2 cup rice flour
- 1/2 cup onion finely chopped
- 1/2 cup carrot grated
- 1/2 cup coconut grated
- 1/2 cup Nugge soppu/Moringa leaves chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cumin
Instructions
How to make nugge soppina rotti/moringa leaves flat bread:
- Firstly, in a mixing bowl add 2 cup of rice flour and finely chopped onion.
- Next add grated carrot and coconut. Also add washed and chopped moringa leaves.
- Similarly add salt and cumin seeds.
- Crumble the mixture well.
- Add little warm water at a time and mix everything well to make a soft dough. The dough should be almost like the consistence of chakkuli dough.
- Heat the tawa or griddle and keep it in sim. Drizzle oil on tawa and spread evenly by your palm or banana leaf.
- Now take a dough like size of small orange and pat it evenly by your palm to make a thin circular rotti. If it is sticky while making rotti, dip your palm in water or apply some oil.
- Now make a hole at the center and around and add little oil on the holes and at the edges.
- Cover the lid and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Then remove the lid and check the bottom. It must have been golden brown.
- Also flip on the other side and cook for 3 to 4 mins. Transfer this to a plate and turn off the heat.
- Now the healthy, nutritious nugge soppina rotti is ready to serve.
- This goes well with curd, ghee, pickle or chutney. Enjoy this rotti with any of the sides of your choice.
Instructions
How to make nugge soppina rotti/moringa leaves flat bread:
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Firstly, in a mixing bowl add 2 cup of rice flour and finely chopped onion.
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Next add grated carrot and coconut. Also add washed and chopped moringa leaves.
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Similarly add salt and cumin seeds.
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Crumble the mixture well.
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Add little warm water at a time and mix everything well to make a soft dough. The dough should be almost like the consistence of chakkuli dough.
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Heat the tawa or griddle and keep it in sim. Drizzle oil on tawa and spread evenly by your palm or banana leaf.
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Now take a dough like size of small orange and pat it evenly by your palm to make a thin circular rotti. If it is sticky while making rotti, dip your palm in water or apply some oil.
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Now make a hole at the center and around and add little oil on the holes and at the edges.
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Cover the lid and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
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Then remove the lid and check the bottom. It must have been golden brown.
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Also flip on the other side and cook for 3 to 4 mins. Transfer this to a plate and turn off the heat.
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Now the healthy, nutritious nugge soppina rotti is ready to serve.
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This goes well with curd, ghee, pickle or chutney. Enjoy this rotti with any of the sides of your choice.
