Drumstick | Murungai keerai Stem Soup Murungai keerai or drumstick leaves is one of the superfood. This is also known as moringa leaves. The murungai maram/moringa tree is sometime called as miracle tree as all of its parts like leaves, drumstick, flower all can be used in cooking and it has numerous health benefits. In Tamil Nadu,  this murungai keerai, murungaikai and flowers for many many years. You can use murungaikai(drumstick) in sambar, avial, pulikulambu and poriyal etc. With murungaikeerai, you can make stir fry, sambar, soup and podi.  This recipe was given by my mil, when i had no clue what to to with the stems, when i got the keerai in a huge bunch. Best time to consume this soup is during mid-morning times or late evening times. Prepping  : Pluck the murungai keerai leaves from the big thick stems. If it has small tender stems, it is not a problem. You don’t need to remove that as we are making soup. After that, take a pot filled with water, add little rock salt. Give a mi

 kasai Tea   Kasai is a medicinal drink made using some herbs or plants having medicinal values and using some spices. This herbal tea is called kasai  in Konkani. This tea or kasai has lots of medicinal values hence is given to sick person to boost their immune system and help them to fight with microorganisms that are harming our body or in simple words called germs. You can have this kasai everyday early in morning on empty stomach or you can have this in evening or both times you can have it. But if you are having both times than then you should have it half half glass both time because it has spices in it and some of people can’t digest having lot of spices in their meal or in drinks like this. And also it’s said that too much of anything is also is not good. Lets cook with step-by-step pictures. Now lets see how to cook:  kasai Tea Prep time 5mins Cook time 10mins Total time 15 mins Kasai is a medicinal drink made using some herbs or plants having medicinal values and using some

 Turmeric Tea I have this turmeric tea in the evening time. It not only refreshes me but also makes me feel better. Thus I started mixing turmeric with water instead of milk and having it everyday. Later I started adding a few more spices in the tea and loved it. I was not even aware that a recipe for turmeric tea already existed on the web. So when I searched there were many recipes and different ways to make this potent concoction. Why is my Turmeric tea red? If you see this turmeric tea is dark red and not yellow. Wonder why? Ginger added to the water make it alkaline. Turmeric when added to an alkaline medium become red. Hence this turmeric tea will have a red color. Don’t worry on the color part. It is still healthy and turmeric when heated is better for digestion and absorption. That is why in Indian cooking, we always heat turmeric. Lets cook with step-by-step pictures. Now lets see how to cook:  Turmeric Tea Prep time 5mins Cook time 5mins Total time 10 mins I have this turmeri

Gazpacho   Gazpacho also called Andalusian gazpacho, is a cold soup made of raw, blended vegetables. Gazpacho is widely eaten in Spain and Portugal, particularly during hot summers, as it is refreshing and cool. There are many theories as to the origin of gazpacho, including one that says it is a soup of bread, olive oil, water, vinegar and garlic that arrived in Spain with the Romans. Once in Spain, it became a part of  cuisine, using stale bread, garlic, olive oil, salt, and vinegar, similar to ajoblanco. During the 19th century, red gazpacho was created when tomatoes were added to the ingredients. This version spread internationally, and remains commonly known. There are many modern variations of gazpacho with avocados, cucumbers, parsley, strawberries, watermelon, grapes, meat stock, seafood, and other ingredients instead of tomatoes and bread. Traditionally, gazpacho was made by pounding the vegetables in a mortar with a pestle; this more laborious method is still sometimes used a