Incredible Moringa Leaves

Moringa leaves are incredible. They are packed with all the essential amino acids, contains vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, iron. Extremely nutritious, its healing properties are exploited in Ayurveda and Sidha medicine. The powder from this leaf is used to treat malnourished children. It is also believed that eating this leaf produces more milk in post-natal women. The leaf is soothing and tends to reduce blood pressure.

Well now lets move onto what we can make with these leaves. I bought moringa leaves from a Vietnamese store in San Diego. In South India this is available in abundance. Here is one simple recipe to use the moringa leaves -

Kara Adai (Mixed dal, rice crepe) with Moringa leaves

Recipe

1. Soak 1 cup each of toor dal, chana dal and 3/4 cup of urad dal in water for about 6 hours.
2. Soak 3 cups of Idly rice in water for about 6 hours.
3. Add salt. Grind them in a stone grinder or a blender. The batter could be slightly coarse.
4. Take a tbsp of batter and add about 10 red chillies and 5 green chillies (use judgement in using the chillies as appropriate)
5. Add the moringa leaves to the batter and make the crepes.
6. Serve with coriander chutney.

Tips
1. For kids reduce the chilli usage.
2. Grate carrots finely and add along with the moringa leaves.

References/Sources

1. Incredible moringa leaves.
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2. Moringa - A Common Tree with Rare Power.
3. Moringa - Health benefits
4. Wikipedia - Moringa