Drumstick Soup

Ingredients

• Drumsticks 3 (cut into big pieces)
• Green gram daal 1½ tbsp
• Tomato, finely chopped 1
• Cumin and pepper, coarsely crushed 1 tsp
• Asafoetida 1 tsp

Preparation

1. Steam the drumsticks in a pressure cooker and scoop out the pulp. Keep aside.
2. Cook the daal with tomato in the pressure cooker. Tie the cumin and pepper mixture in a muslin bag and put it in the daal while cooking.
3. Cool the mixture and discard the spice bag.
4. Blend it with the drumstick pulp in a mixer.
5. Strain or pass through a sieve and dilute with water. 
6. Serve hot.

Medicinal Properties

Drumstick soup is beneficial in asthma, bronchitis, arthritis, diabetes, and low blood pressure. It shows positive effects in amenorrhea and reduction of weight. Being warm in potency, it is very effective against digestive disorders such as anorexia and flatulence. The rejuvenating effect of drumstick on the nervous system makes this a useful recipe in nervous debility and paralysis.