I have already written a long post when I had posted umma’s style of making muringayila, aka drumstick leaves. Once umma went back to stay for good, I never attempted to get any muringayila, or never got the chance to get them as well. They are never sold on supermarket aisles. At the end of last year, we had gone to a cousin’s wife’s house, where there are two big drumstick trees, so I pulled up some so that I could cook it up. The same day Azza went down with vomitting and fever, so we came back home soon and I was feeling totally mood off as she was sleeping and Rasha was spending her time watching her favorite “My Little Pony”. Not being in a mood to cook anything elaborate, I got down to making this soup and I must say that this is the best way I have cooked this nutritious leaf! Really simple, nothing elaborate, and you have some warm soup to sip in just 10 minutes, that is after completing the back breaking process of removing the leaves off its stem that is! Hehe… I remove off the large ones and keep the tiny stem as they don’t seem to cause any harm in the taste of the dish as such. In case if anybody knows of any issues with doing that, please do let me know. Till then, off to this simple soup…
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Muringayila Thengapaal Soup
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup drumstick leaves taken off the stem and washed well
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 4 shallots pounded
- 2 garlic cloves pounded
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 cups thin coconut milk
- 1 vegetable stock cube optional
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat the oil, add the shallots and cloves and saute till nicely fried.
- Add the leaves and toss.
- Add the turmeric powder and saute till the leaves start wilting. Since the leaves I used were small and tender, it didn't take much time to wilt.
- Add in the coconut milk, stock cube, salt and pepper and simmer for around 5 minutes.
- Serve hot!
muringayila – back in coimbatore we had a huge tree which used to give so many drumsticks that we used to distribute to all neighbours and pack some for relatives too… so much that muringayila with egg used to be our combo for Oroti. Also mom used to make baby drumsticks thoran.. yum! Soup of muringayila is a very nouvelle idea I guess… never heard anyone make or have it.. Vegetable stock cubes or any cubes is something I totally stopped using.. . else the soup sounds perfectly warm..
I have heard about the muringayila mutta combination, though never had them at home and never tried them as well… Drumstick is always something we add to sambaar, nothing else… hehe… The cubes are only for enhancing flavor, you can very well skip it and add a few more spices, otherwise it would taste only of garlic and shallots, which is still fine! Thanks a lot Fami…
That is one of bowl of super healthy and delicious soup!
Thank you so much Beulah…
That’s a very good idea raf.Don’t the leaves need more time cooking ? my mother in law says if eating uncooked it may cause diarrhea.Or you leave in the soup cooking for more time?
The leaves seem to wilt pretty fast. The whole point is to cook them till nicely wilted and then add the coconut milk so that there is no raw taste as such. I will update the recipe to make it more clear. Thank you for notifying Sathya…
Healthy soup
Thanks a lot Beena…
Ohff longing for some drumstick leaves here.. loving the soup option and that too with coconut milk oh yuumm!
Thank you so much Meena…
I make drumstick curry often but have never cooked with the leaves. I should try. Soup looks delicious.
Thank you so much Mayuri…
MashaAllah…innovative soup.perfect for this weather.I wouldn’t mind slurping this entire bowl.
JazakAllah Khair Nusrath dear…
super healthy and delicious!
Thanks a lot Binjal…
Looks so good and nutritious. i wish I had seen this in the summer when a friend gifted me with what seemed like a ton of muringayila. Oh my goodness. Sambar, rice, everything was green :-/
Thank you so much Tisa… I can’t stop laughing at the green comment!!! 😀
I have never seen or heard of drumstick leaves, now I hope to find some and taste ti, great looking soup!
Thank you so much Evelyne…
we make this twice a month in native.after marriage,i did not get these wonderful leaves
Thanks a lot Ramya…
Very healthy and refreshing soup.
Thanks a lot Poornima…
yummy. I have never cooked with drumstick leaves this is a whole new recipe for me. I love the colour and the fact it is made in coconut milk
Yumm
http://www.mumbaitomelbourne.com/food-and-health-blog-posts/garlic-dal-indian-style-soupy-lentils-with-garlic
Thank you so much Sharvari…
ennike vaiya….veshannu thudangi, aa soup kandapol…beautiful colour combination 🙂
Thank you so much Anupa… 🙂
Comforting and healthy soup. Next time when we buy drumstick leaves, gonna try this… 🙂
Thank you so much Remya… 🙂
Rafeeda, this one is totally a new side dish for me. I would love to make it soon. Looks tempting..
Thank you so much Seena…