Great idea to use moringa leaves in a podi! Super healthy and flavourful too. 🙂
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Murungai Keerai Podi / Moringa leaves spice powder
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Murungai keerai podi is a lentil based powder which combines the goodness of moringa leaves, which is a super food and is mixed with hot rice and ghee to make a complet meal
Ingredients
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3 cups Moringa leaves/ Murunga keerai
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1 tbsp Urad dal / Black gram dal
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2 tbsp Gram dal
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2 tsp Daniya/ Coriander seeds
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10 Red chillies
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1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds
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1 tbsp Sesame seeds
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1 tbsp Dessicated coconut
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1/2 tsp Asafoetida
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1 tsp Oil
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To taste Salt
Directions
Food is a vital part of one health. Eating good food is very important. Mindful eating is what was practised by our elders and which lost its relevance in this race towards modernism. After much damage is done, slowly we are limping back to our basics. From checking out stores to buy those exotic imported goods, we are looking at our own food which is native to our land. If you take time off and read about our own superfoods, you will be amazed at the nutrition and health benefits of some simple easily available superfoods. Superfoods need not be something which is not available easily. It may be the ones you find in your backyard. Today I am stressing on Moringa. Moringa is an Indian superfood grown locally and available easily. Today we make a simple dish Murungai keerai podi with these nutrition-packed moringa leaves.
Murungai Keerai Podi
Indian superfoods are the theme that was decided for Foodie Monday Blog hop suggested by Vidya who blogs at Masalachilli. I initially thought I will cook with turmeric which is another Indian Superfood. But then Moringa could not be left behind too. Moringa seeds have great health benefits. So are the leaves. I cook very regularly with moringa. The moringa soup, Moringa chaas are very regular. I love to use moringa leaves in dal too.
This murunga keerai podi is a lentil based dish. This is an instant spice powder which is generally mixed with rice and served as Murunga saadam. If drumstick leaves are available plus buy them, wash them thoroughly, dry it immediately. Else it tends to rot fast. Then either heat it dry in stove top or a microwave or an oven. When it is paper dry, run it in a mixer or blender and powder it and preserve it. Have a tsp of it daily and see how it changes your health.
Steps
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Spread the moringa leaves on a microwave-safe plate Microwave it for 20 seconds on high. If it is not paper dry, microwave it for further 20 seconds or more as required. Make sure it does not char. You can shade dry it too or dry it on stove top |
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Dry roast the dals, daniya, fenugreek till the dals turn a little brown. Transfer it to a plate and let it cool |
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Add sesame seeds to the same pan and roast till the sesame pops out. Transfer it to the plate |
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Now Add the oil and add the red chilies and roast till it turns crisp. Transfer it to the pate. Let everything cool completely |
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Now transfer all the contents to the mixer jar. Add asafoetida and salt and run the mixer till the ingredients become a coarse powder. |
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Now add the dried moringa leaves and powder it well. Store in air-tight container. |
Murungai keerai podi / Moringa leaves spice powder
Murungai keerai podi is a lentil based powder which combines the goodness of moringa leaves, which is a superfood and is mixed with hot rice and ghee to make a complete meal
Equipment
- Gas stove/ Induction stove
- spice grinder
Ingredients
- 3 Cups Moringa leaves
- 1 Tbsp Blackgram dal
- 2 Tbsp Gram dal
- 2 Tsp Daniya/ Coriander seeds
- 10 Red chillies
- 1/2 Tsp Fenugreek seeds/ Methi
- 1 Tbsp Sesame /Til seeds
- 1 Tbsp dessicated coconut
- 1/2 Tsp Asafoetida
- 1 Tsp Oil
- To Taste Salt
Instructions
- Spread the moringa leaves on a microwave-safe plate Microwave it for 20 seconds on high. If it is not paper dry, microwave it for further 20 seconds or more as required. Make sure it does not char. You can shade dry it too or dry it on stove top
- Dry roast the dals, daniya, fenugreek till the dals turn a little brown. Transfer it to a plate and let it cool
- Add sesame seeds to the same pan and roast till the sesame pops out. Transfer it to the plate
- Now Add the oil and add the red chilies and roast till it turns crisp. Transfer it to the pate. Let everything cool completely
- Now transfer all the contents to the mixer jar. Add asafoetida and salt and run the mixer till the ingredients become a coarse powder.
- Now add the dried moringa leaves and powder it well. Store in air-tight container.
Nutrition
Sodium: 23mgCalcium: 3283mgVitamin C: 1561mgVitamin A: 297IUSugar: 1gFiber: 15gPotassium: 1921mgCalories: 945kcalSaturated Fat: 4gFat: 26gProtein: 59gCarbohydrates: 123gIron: 11mg
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true veena – superfoods like these are in our backyard ! the pods looks super flavourful with coriander seeds and sesame ! I will try this version next time…
Its so true that we have lost mindful eating and tend to follow food trends which our forefathers didn’t. Slowly making changes in my house to include healthy foods and less junk food. What a lovely way to enjoy moringa leaves in the form of a podi. Love the colour.
You are right. We forgot these easily available super foods. Great idea to add the leaves in podi. Loved the look. Great share.
True we have lost our mindful eating habits but like you say thankfully we are limping back to our basics. I am in love with this powder. It sounds easy and doable too.
I really love the contrast between the deep colour of the podi and the background! I would love to try this and be a bit more healthy 🙂 Please send :-p
What a great way to add healthy goodness of Moringa leaves to our daily diets in the form of such podi ! Wish I could get hold of these leaves here.
Veenaji,Thanks for sharing the tips on how to preserve the moringa leaves.. Love the use of these leaves in podi. I will love to have with my dal chawal! must be flavourful and nutritious addition to everyday meals!!
The podi is my go to recipe too for mixing with rice and some suda suda sadam at home on weekends. I loved the technique used of drying out the leaves in the microwave. Smart and time saving, also gives the best crunchy podi with a long shelf life.
Moringa podi is so nutritious. Very well explained.As you rightly said locally available veggies are always the best and nothing can beat homemade podis. My mom uses the same microwave technique .
I am lucky to have access to moringa leaves all the year around, and yet I confess I do not make use of this bounty as often as I should. Making the leaves into a podi, with nutritious lentils and coriander seeds sounds the perfect solution. With a bottle of this podi in my kitchen shelves, I would find it easy to add moringa to my diet every day!
Really i am grateful that I have these trees in my backyard. Super healthy and flavorful too this podi suing moringa leaves
Drumstick leaves are so easily available here. They are power packed and so good to include in our daily diet. This podi is a wonderful way of adding it in food.
Sounds very interesting ! Strange we had a drumstick tree in our backyard but never knew the importance of it :(( now it’s hard for me to get the leaves , but we get the flowers .
The podi sounds very flavourful and looks very good too . Lovely shot too !
Drumstick leaves podi is definitely a power packed one. Good one
Indeed a yummy and healthy podi.. Comes handy with all the rice anytime..
I should try this podi for sure. It has been on my to-do list for a while now.
This podi is on my to-do list. I need to try it out soon.
Great idea to use moringa leaves in a podi! Super healthy and flavourful too. 🙂
true veena – superfoods like these are in our backyard ! the pods looks super flavourful with coriander seeds and sesame ! I will try this version next time…
Its so true that we have lost mindful eating and tend to follow food trends which our forefathers didn’t. Slowly making changes in my house to include healthy foods and less junk food. What a lovely way to enjoy moringa leaves in the form of a podi. Love the colour.
You are right. We forgot these easily available super foods. Great idea to add the leaves in podi. Loved the look. Great share.
True we have lost our mindful eating habits but like you say thankfully we are limping back to our basics. I am in love with this powder. It sounds easy and doable too.
I really love the contrast between the deep colour of the podi and the background! I would love to try this and be a bit more healthy 🙂 Please send :-p
What a great way to add healthy goodness of Moringa leaves to our daily diets in the form of such podi ! Wish I could get hold of these leaves here.
Veenaji,Thanks for sharing the tips on how to preserve the moringa leaves.. Love the use of these leaves in podi. I will love to have with my dal chawal! must be flavourful and nutritious addition to everyday meals!!
The podi is my go to recipe too for mixing with rice and some suda suda sadam at home on weekends. I loved the technique used of drying out the leaves in the microwave. Smart and time saving, also gives the best crunchy podi with a long shelf life.
Moringa podi is so nutritious. Very well explained.As you rightly said locally available veggies are always the best and nothing can beat homemade podis. My mom uses the same microwave technique .
I am lucky to have access to moringa leaves all the year around, and yet I confess I do not make use of this bounty as often as I should. Making the leaves into a podi, with nutritious lentils and coriander seeds sounds the perfect solution. With a bottle of this podi in my kitchen shelves, I would find it easy to add moringa to my diet every day!
Really i am grateful that I have these trees in my backyard. Super healthy and flavorful too this podi suing moringa leaves
Drumstick leaves are so easily available here. They are power packed and so good to include in our daily diet. This podi is a wonderful way of adding it in food.
Sounds very interesting ! Strange we had a drumstick tree in our backyard but never knew the importance of it :(( now it’s hard for me to get the leaves , but we get the flowers .
The podi sounds very flavourful and looks very good too . Lovely shot too !
Drumstick leaves podi is definitely a power packed one. Good one
Indeed a yummy and healthy podi.. Comes handy with all the rice anytime..
I should try this podi for sure. It has been on my to-do list for a while now.
This podi is on my to-do list. I need to try it out soon.
Thanks for the recipe. used the same measures added tamarind. taste was very good.
Thank you for the feedback Suparna. Glad you liked it:)