Munagaku Pulihora / Moringa / Drumstick Leaves Rice

Recipe Cooked, Photographed and Written by Praveena

PrepTime:15 mins   CookTime:15 mins   Cuisine: Indian

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Munagaku pulihora / Drumstick Leaves rice, is an extremely nutritious, high in IRON & FIBER recipe, yet at the same time filled with carbs too. 

This recipe, is just my own makeover, which I made few times. All my family members loved it, so I keep this as a ‘once in a while’ treasured recipes for festive lunches.

Table of Contents:

1. Why to make, ‘Moringa Leaves Flavoured Rice’:
2. Yellow Rice / Pulihora recipes on my blog:
3. Health Benefits of  ‘Munagaku Pulihora / Moringa Rice’:
4. Other recipes from my blog:
5. Step wise pics procedure for ‘Munagakaku Pulihora / Moringa Rice’:
6. Prep Work:
7. Cooking:
8. Tips:
9. Result:
10. Ingredients, Accessories on ‘AMAZON’ to ‘SHOP’:
11. Recipe Card & Print:

Why to make, ‘Moringa Leaves Flavoured Rice’:

It’s a South Indian tradition to prepare yellow rice recipes, with different flavours and this is also one such. Especially during festival times its a must & should recipe offered to the God, after the pooja / prayer.

Hence, this is added to my list>> Traditional Indian Recipes for Festivals / Panduga Nayivedyalu

As the Telugu New Year, UGADI, is just day-after tomorrow, thought of sharing this wonderful rice recipe from my festive collection.

I had already tried it for Makara Sankranthi Visesha Bhojanam / Festive Lunch – 2019. Now, why don’t you try this traditional recipe for any of the coming festivals!?

Yellow Rice / Pulihora recipes on my blog:

• Chinthapandu Pulihora / Tamarind Rice
• Mamidikaya Pulihora / Raw Mango Rice
• Usirikaya Pulihora / Amla / Gooseberry Rice
• Authentic Lemon Rice / Nimmakaya Pulihora

Health Benefits of  ‘Munagaku Pulihora / Moringa Rice’:

Moringa / Drumstick leaves give excellent merits to our health. Mainly are suitable for diabetic diet and even for kidney patients. Highly nutritious, rich in iron, fibre and anti-oxidants.

Lemon are a rich source of Vitamin C. And are considered under weight loss food category. Improves digestive health and protests against anaemia.

Rice  is rich in starch and hence in carbohydrates too. Its GLUTEN FREE and provides fast and active energy. Brown rice is a whole grain, so its highly nutritious than white rice. White rice, has lower arsenic levels as the outer part is removed. (info from internet)

To conclude, this recipe is a one pot meal rich in Carbs, Iron, Fibre. It’s mainly useful for boosting the immunity with its high Vitamin C and anti-oxidant properties. Suitable for Diabetic Diet and Anti-inflammation.

Other recipes from my blog:

Before starting to cook, don’t forget to see the Tips mentioned at the end.

Other Rice recipes collection⇒ Main Course

Festive Platters collection⇒ Vindhu Bhojanam / Festive Lunch

Traditional recipes collection⇒ Traditional Indian Recipes for Festivals / Panduga Nayivedyalu

Leafy Green recipes collection⇒  Recipes with GREENS

Related Posts:

• Moringa / Drumstick Leaves Spice Powder / Munagaku Podi
• Pudina Pachadi / Mint Chutney
• Rasam Powder Recipe / Charu Podi
  

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Ingredients:

• Rice (cooked) – With 1 cup of rice grains
• Mungaku / Moringa / Drumstick leaves  – 1 cup
• Fresh Lemon Juice – ¼ cup
• Cooking Oil – 4 tablespoons
• Dry Red Chillies – 5
• Green Chillies – 6 (slit length wise)
• Curry Leaves – 10
• Salt – 2 teaspoons (or) as per taste

Ingredients for Tempering:

• Urad dal / Minapappu / Split Black gram – 1 teaspoon
• Mustard seeds / Aavalu – ½ teaspoon
• Chana dal / Split Yellow gram dal – 1 teaspoon
• Jeera / Cumin Seeds – ½ teaspoon
• Sesame Seeds – ½ teaspon
• Hing / Inguva / Asafoetida – ¼ teaspoon
• Pea Nuts / Pallilu  – 10 
• Turmeric Powder – ¼ teaspoon

Special Ingredients:

• Hing / Inguva / Asafoetida
• Pea Nuts / Pallilu
• Lemon Juice

Step wise pics procedure for ‘Munagakaku Pulihora / Moringa Rice’:

Prep Work:

Cooking:

Tips:

• You can use any type of non-flavoured rice for this recipe, i.e. flavoured rice like Basmati is not much suitable. I used Sona Masoori rice.
• Take care that the cooked rice is NOT sticky. Each grain needs to well separated.
• If using freshly cooked rice, you can spread the rice over a plate, dry it completely and then use it.
• Be careful, not to burn the tempering and leaves. Keep stirring continuously.
• If you fry / sauté the leaves more they might turn bitter.
• Adjust the salt and sour according to your taste.
• Storage: Munagaku pulihora / Drumstick leaves rice, stays good even for 2 days at room temperature.
• And can be stored in fridge for a week.

Result:

• This, Munagaku pulihora / Drumstick leaves rice gives a new, pleasant aroma altogether.
• The taste is definitely on par with Chinthapandu Pulihora / Tamarind Rice , with the sourness from lemon juice & crunchiness from the nuts.
• It can be served with chilled curd/yogurt and with any chutney/dip on the side. Or can be eaten as it is.

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