Moringa leaves chappathi | Drumstick leaves chapathi

Moringa leaves chappathi | Drumstick leaves chapathi recipe with easy step by step instructions and a video for your easy understanding and learning of the recipe.

How to make Moringa leaves chappathi | drumstick leaves chapathi

Moringa leaves chappatthi | murungai keerai chappathi | drumstick leaves roti – Today we learn how to make healthy moringa leaves chappathi or drumstick leaves chapathi or the murungai keerai chappathi. Murungai keerai or the moringa leaves is very rich in iron content and helps to get the immunity power.

The drumstick leaves or the moringa Leaves is very good for health since it has a lot of iron content and calcium and other essential minerals and vitamins. It also improves the body immunity power.

What are the Health benefits of Drumstick leaves or the Moringa leaves

Drumstick leaves which is also called as Moringa leaves is very rich in iron content. Below are some of its health benefits

• Moringa leaves contains proteins, Calcium, Magnesium which helps to improve your stamina and boosts your immunity
• it is an excellent source of anti oxidants
• helps to keep the diabetes under control
• lowers cholesterol level and hyoer tension
• very good source of iron content
• Helps in loosing weight
• Controls constipation
• improves lactation and helps to meet the nutrient requirements during pregnancy and breast feeding period

you can check the other benefits of moringa leaves here.

With pleanty of benefits, you should try different recipes made with moringa leaves. Some are below

• Moringa soup
• Moringa leaves Pakoda
• Drumstick leaves rasam
• Moringa leaves masal vadai

If you love snack recipes, then do check the other below recipes

• Idli pakoda
• Rice pakoda
• Egg cutlet
• cabbage pakoda
• Potato rava fingers

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Ingredients used

Moringa leaves – 1 cup
Whole whear flour – 2 cups
Chilli flakes or chilli powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric – 1/4 tsp
Salt – as req
Ginger paste – 1 tsp
Asafoetida – little
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Ajwain seeds – 1/2 tsp (optional)
Water – as required
Oil – as required

Step by step instructions to prepare this Moringa leaves chappathi recipe

Lets see the step wise pictures to make the Moringa leaves chappathi.

Take the moringa leaves and the whole wheat flour in a big bowl.

To this add the chilli flakes, turmeric and the asafoetida

Include the salt, cumin seeds and the ginger paste or grated ginger

Mix well adding water little by little

add 1 or 2 tsp of oil and knead nicely to form a soft and smooth dough.

Cover and allow to rest for 20 to 30 minutes for a soft chappathi.

Make the chappathi

After 30 minutes, take a lemon sized ball from the dough and dust with little flour.

Dust the chappathi plate with some flour and keep the ball in the middle. Using a rolling pin, flatten the balls nicely to form a round shaped chappathi.

Now heat a tawa in medium flame and place the chappathi.

add little oil and spread slightly on chappathi. if you are making a roti, then do not add any oil.

Cook them for 2 min on both the sides until the colour of the chappathi turns light brown and you can see the bubbles.

Once both sides are well cooked, remove from tawa and serve them hot.

Before serving, if you want you can add little butter or desi ghee for extra flavor.

A simple side dish like curd/dahi and a pickle goes well with this taste and healthy Moringa leaves chappathi.

Recipe for making the Moring leaves chappathi

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Moringa leaves chappathi | Drumstick leaves chapathi recipe

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

5 mins

resting time

30 mins

Total Time

40 mins

 

Moringa leaves chappathi | Drumstick leaves chapathi recipe with easy step by step instructions and a video for your easy understanding and learning of the recipe.

Course: Breakfast, dinner

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: drumstick leaves chappthi, drumstick leaves roti, moringa leaves chappathi, moringa leaves recipes, moringa leaves roti, murungai keerai recipes

Servings: 3

Calories: 150 kcal

Author: Akila

Ingredients

• Moringa leaves – 1 cup
• Whole whear flour – 2 cups
• Chilli flakes or chilli powder – 1 tsp
• Turmeric – 1/4 tsp
• Salt – as req
• Ginger paste – 1 tsp
• Asafoetida – little
• Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
• Ajwain seeds – 1/2 tsp optional
• Water – as required
• Oil – as required

Instructions

1. Take the moringa leaves and the whole wheat flour in a big bowl.
2. To this add the chilli flakes, turmeric and the asafoetida
3. Include the salt, cumin seeds and the ginger paste or grated ginger
4. Mix well adding water little by little
5. add 1 or 2 tsp of oil and knead nicely to form a soft and smooth dough.
6. Cover and allow to rest for 20 to 30 minutes for a soft chappathi.

Make the chappathi

1. After 30 minutes, take a lemon sized ball from the dough and dust with little flour.
2. Dust the chappathi plate with some flour and keep the ball in the middle. Using a rolling pin, flatten the balls nicely to form a round shaped chappathi.
3. Now heat a tawa in medium flame and place the chappathi.
4. add little oil and spread slightly on chappathi. if you are making a roti, then do not add any oil.
5. Cook them for 2 min on both the sides until the colour of the chappathi turns light brown and you can see the bubbles.
6. Once both sides are well cooked, remove from tawa and serve them hot.
7. Before serving, if you want you can add little butter or desi ghee for extra flavor.

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

see the below notes

Notes

1. if you are making roti, do not add oil while cooking
2. instead of chilli flakes you can add chilli powder or green chillies.