HEALTH BENEFITS OF MORINGA LEAVES AND SIMPLE THREE RECIPES/SOJNE PATAR RECIPE

 

Moringa health benefits include treating and preventing diseases such as diabetes, anemia, arthritis, liver and heart disease, and respiratory, skin and digestive disorders. The bark, leaves, flowers, fruit, seeds and oil of this tree can be used. In India, drumstick pieces are used to make curries and can be added to sambar, etc. It can also be consumed as a powder – fresh leaves are dried and then crushed to a powder.
Moringa leaves are rich in vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals. Moringa leaves are a rich source of vitamin A, B1, B2, B6, C, and foliate. They also contain magnesium, calcium, zinc, iron, and phosphorus. All these vitamins and minerals possess numerous health benefits, such as:
Healthy brain
Protects heart
Healthy eyes
Boost immunity power
Increases energy
Protects diabetes
Protects lever
Good for bones

Antiseptic

How to preserve moringa leaves

Collect moringa leaves form market .I had collected leaves from our backyard garden. Pull out

 all leaves from its stem and spread all leaves on a newspaper. Don’t use water to clean all.

 Remove all dust with the help of palms. Keep leaves in normal room temperature to let it dry.

 Don’t keep in direct sun light because it will lose its vitality from moringa leaves. After few

 days it will change its color and start to become dry. Two to three days later you will observe

 that all leaves change its original color and become fully dry. Now crush dried leaves with the

 help of hands .You may use grinder to make it fine powder and preserve it in dry container.

How to use: You may use it as a juice, spread on salad, curry etc.

Here are some simple recipes of moringa leaves

Moringa leaves with smashed potato: Boil 2 potatoes take 1 cup of moringa leaves. Smash

 boil potatoes and keep aside. Fry moringa leaves slightly in mustard oil, use 1 green chili

 while frying. Now add little salt and 1 pinch turmeric powder in it. Turn off the gas flame. Mix

 fried moringa leaves with smashed boiled potatoes and serve hot with hot rice.

1)    Moringa leaves fritters/ sojne patar pakora: Cut fresh moringa leaves (100 grams) and wash

 properly. Keep it in a bowl. Add finely chopped onion( ½ cup),chopped green chilies(2), chick pea

 flour ( 1 cup or little more),salt according your taste, rice flour( 1 tablespoon, it helps to make

 fritters crispy, you may skip it),2 teaspoons white oil. Mix all ingredients well. Now fry moringa

 fritters in white oil. Make fritters small and flat in shapes and sizes. Serve hot as snacks or as a

 side dish with dal and rice.

1)    Moringa potato fry: Wash fresh moringa .Cut 2 potatoes in small pieces, wash well. Place a

 karai on gas flame .Add mustard oil, heat oil, and add mustard seeds and red chili .When a

 beautiful aroma comes out add potato pieces and moringa leaves. Pour turmeric powder and

 little salt. Keep a lid to boil it well. Sprinkle some water for perfectly cooked. Now stir well and

 make the curry purely dry. Take out from karai .Serve hot with rice.

Enjoy healthy recipes with moringa leaves.

Happy cooking.