Drumstick or Muringa as known in Kerala is a wonderful vegetable. The leaves are also highly nutritional and is good to control Blood Pressure and is good for eye sight as well. The humble muringa is exported to western countries in powder form in the name of Moringa extract. The foreigners found out the unbelievable medicinal powers of this super food and is taking as food supplement. Poor Malayalees discard the powers of Muringakka and its leaves. They use it occasionally in Sambhar and make leaves thoran. Muringa seeds are well known for its aphrodisiac qualities also and will boost sexual powers.
Here I made a simple soup of Muringa leaves for dinner. I have 3 Muringa plants at home. They are 3-4 years old but never bore drumsticks. I use the leaves though. 10 pcs of beef plain cooked is minced in a grinder. Take half a steel tumbler water. Add the minced beef, muringa leaves, half a teaspoon of turmeric powder, sliced churakka or bottle gourd and salt to taste. Add pepper powder to the hot soup bowl.
You get the magical medicinal powers of Muringa, turmeric, bottle gourd and ofcourse beef gives you instant energy and make the soup more tasty.
