Drumstick Soup / Murungaikai Soup is nutritious and Tasty soup. Drumstick and Garlic Combined together forms a delicious soup. Drumstick is rich in iron and many other nutrition and hence this soup is filled with nutrition. This soup is well suited to have on a rainy day evening to substitute tea or coffee.
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Drumstick Soup / Murungaikai Soup
Ingredients
- 2 Drumstick
- 3 Garlic cloves
- 5 Small onion
- ¼ Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- Salt To taste
- Water as required
For Tampering
- 1 Teaspoon oil
- ½ Teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- 1 Spring Curry Leaves
Instructions
- Remove the outer fiber from the drumstick. Chop them into 1 inch pieces
- Add in drumstick, Garlic, Onion, Turmeric Powder, Salt and water into a pressure cooker.
- Pressure cook for 3 whistles in medium flame.
- Switch off the flame and allow the pressure to release on its own.
- Open the pressure cooker. Transfer the contents to a bowl.
- Mash the drumstick to extract the flesh from the skin. Drain the liquid and discard the outer fiber.
- For Tampering heat oil in a wok.
- Add in cumin seeds and allow them to splutter. Add in curry leaves and saute them.
- Add in the drumstick soup. Add salt to taste. Bring it to boil
- Nutritious Drumstick soup is now ready to serve.
Notes
- I have used tender drumstick so i did not slit open them. If you are using bigger drumstick then slit the drumstick pieces before pressure cooking.
![Drumstick Soup / Murungaikai Soup](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Drumstick-Soup-1_edited.jpg)
Step by step photos on how to make Drumstick Soup / Murungaikai Soup:
- Add Drumstick, onion and garlic into a pressure cooker.
![DrumstickSoupstep](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Drumstick-soup-step-1.png)
2. Add in turmeric powder and limited water.
![DrumstickSoupstep](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Drumstick-soup-step12.png)
3. Close the pressure cooker and pressure cook for 3 whistles in medium flame.
![DrumstickSoupstep](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Drumstick-soup-step34.png)
4. After 3 whistles switch off the pressure cooker and allow the pressure to release on its own. Open the pressure cooker.
![DrumstickSoupstep](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Drumstick-soup-step13_edited.jpg)
5. Transfer the contents to a bowl and mash the drumstick.
![DrumstickSoupstep](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Drumstick-soup-step145.png)
6. Drain the liquid and discard the skin.
![DrumstickSoupstep](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Drumstick-soup-step32.png)
7. For Tampering Heat oil in a wok. Add in cumin seeds and allow them to splutter.
![DrumstickSoupstep](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Drumstick-soup-step23.png)
8. Add in curry leaves and saute them. Add in the drumstick juice. Bring it to boil. Add salt to taste.
![DrumstickSoupstep](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Drumstick-soup-step433.png)
Nutritious Drumstick soup is now ready to serve.
![Drumstick Soup / Murungaikai Soup](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Drumstick-Soup-2_edited.jpg)
Wonderful recipe, simple and yet delicious. Thank you for sharing