Drumstick Soup

My mum taught me this recipe this year.. Drumsticks are known to be super healthy !

We use it in Maharashtrian Ambati and ais widely known to be used in South indian Sambar recipes.

But..as a soup it sounded fascinating so I alsed her to make once...and voila...it was a hit on first attempt with me.

Very few basic ingredients...

here we go :-)

Ingredients:

I took 2 medium thick Drumsticks

5-6 twigs of coriander leaves

grated ginger - as per your taste

black pepper powder 2 pinches

salt to taste

1 tsp sugar

Lemon juice while serving 

Procedure :

1. Chop the sticks approximatey to the legth of your index finger while chopping try to remove the threads from the sides(skin ).
2. In a pressure cooker,keep a pan with sticks in it WITHOUT water in the pan.Cook for 3-4 whistels ( some pressure cookers cook them in 2 whistels too - so adjust as per your cooker :-)
3. Keep 2 cups of water for boiling in a pan.
4. Once water starts to boil, scoop out the soft geletenious flesh from cooked drumsticks and add it to the water.
5. If you get some threads from the skin, remove them.
6. Add salt, sugar, finely chopped coriander leaves , black pepper powder, grated ginger to the water.
7. Give a nice stir and mix well - cook  everything together for 5 min.
8. Ready to serve. 

Isnt that easy??? 

Squeez some lemon on top when served in a bowl.  Never cook any dish after adding lemon juice - high heat destroys the Vitamin C in lemon juice :-) 

Health benefits of Drumsticks : 

Regulates blood sugar levels. ...
Helps improve digestive health. ...
Great for developing stronger bones. ...
Helps purifying blood. ...
Relieves respiratory disorders. ...
Boosts immunity.

 In a recent post by Rujuta Divekar , she had mentioned that in a Nutrition sceince conference, Drumsticks were given a title of future food. That is this tree will sustian the same amount of nutrients even through the climate changes... 

 Well ..its a no brainer... go make it and enjoy :-)