Editor’s Note : Moringa leaves soup for babies , kids , expecting and lactating moms. Whenever I see my readers of Bumps n Baby in FB , chats or watsapp , I always ask for any baby food recipes or home remedies that they use / have. I can say I learn much more from them everyday. This Moringa leaves soup / Drumstick leaves soup is such a one where in I requested the reader Yamuna to share the recipe with me . She readily agreed and here its being shared with you now. 🙂
You already might have read the 10 amazing benefits of moringa leaves . This soup is high in nutritional value. Moringa leaves are rich in Vitamin C , Vitamin K , iron , manganese , protein , beta carotene and other essential nutrients. (Source )
Now over to you Yamuna .
MORINGA LEAVES SOUP FOR BABIES , KIDS, EXPECTING MOMS AND LACTATING MOMS
My 9 month old baby is a fussy eater. So my options for baby food recipes are less as she hardly eats more than a spoon or two. This drumstick leaves soup / moringa leaves soup can be a wholesome food to your baby. Not only for babies , this can be taken by expecting mothers , babies more than 6 months , lactating mothers , kids and women in general.
I have shared the soup recipe for babies below . The soup is watery in consistency and is sightly yellowish – orange in color. Adults can add more of pepper and onion if required .
- Drumstick leaves / Moringa leaves - 1 cup
- Moong Dal - 2 tsp.
- Garlic - 2 cloves
- Tomato - 1 small
- Boiled Rice - 2 to 3 tsp.
- Pepper pods - 4
- Cumin - 1 tsp.
- Salt - 1 tsp.
- Take a pressure cooker
- Add all the ingredients to it with 1 or 2 cups of water
- Turn the heat ON and cook it closed for 6-7 whistles
- Mash this mixture with the help of wooden spoon
- Strain the liquid out and the yummy nutritious moringa leaves soup is ready
Please try out this drumstick leaves soup / moringa leaves soup and let me know if your LO liked it.
16 Comments
my baby is one monthold and suffering from split head, can I administer moringa to him
My baby is only 7 months old.. can he take this soup?
My baby 11 months old can she take this morningga leaves for her
2 yr old baby can consume moringa leaves soup daily in the morning as breakfast.
Can we give this morninga leaves soup to 8 months baby . Will pepper not be too hot for her .
Yes.. just 2 – 3 balls of pepper or a pinch of powder is good for your baby
If i have to make the soup with drumsticks then should I cook drumsticks first and take their flesh and add it to other ingredients?
hi the rice should be pre cooked
hi rice should be precooked and you can take either the starch or water in which rice was cooked.
Nice, I used to do the same but without boiled rice. I’ll try it in this way, yamuna
thank dheerga, try it da it ll be nice
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I have seen drumsticks in the market but where do you get the leaves from?
u can get them from the vegetable vendors , if not u can ask him deliver leaves next day. u can even make soup with drumstic but not for babies under 1.
great job this recipe is too good thanks sangeetha n yamuna