Murungakeerai Neer Mor & Ice Pops | Moringa Leaves Buttermilk & IcePops

Murungakeerai Neer Mor & Ice Pops | Moringa Leaves Buttermilk & IcePops
Beat the heat with in a healthy way. Murungakeerai Neer Mor & Ice pops is a simple recipe and can be enjoyed without any guilt by all age groups.
Youtube: https://youtu.be/PdBvf00uEv0
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In the video I have used mortar and pestle, however you can replace it with mixie. The icepops are made from zipzicle. You can check my other recipes with zipzicles under this link.

Each pack of zipzicle has 36 ice pops bags measuring 5x23cm. You can check there website or write to them on product availability based on your location.

Benefits of Moringa Leaves

1.       Diabetic Friendly

2.       Anti-inflammatory

3.       Lowers cholesterol

4.       Iron rich - Good for anemia

5.       Stabilizes blood pressure

Availability

1.       Singapore – Moringa Leaves - Most of the vegetable shops in Little India.

2.       Zipzicle – Check out the website for product availability.

Recipe: Murungakeerai Neer Mor & Ice Pops | Moringa Leaves Buttermilk & IcePops

Preparation Time :  10 minutes

Cooking Time : 20 minutes

Cooling Time : 10 minutes

Freezing Time : 6 hours

Yields : 1 cup

Ingredients (Refer Video)

Moringa Leaves / Murunga Keerai – ½ cup

Hot water – As needed

Ginger – 1 inch piece

Coriander leaves – 1 small bunch

Salt – to taste

Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp

Yogurt – 1/2 Cup

Lemon Juice – 2 tsp

Video Preparation

1.       Remove the stem from moringa leaves and take out the leaves.

2.       Wash leaves and take ½ cup tightly packed.

3.       Add hot water to it and close it for 20 minutes.

4.       After 20 minutes, check if the leaves are cooked by tasting a couple of leaves.

5.       Strain the leaves and preserve the water.

6.       Grind together, moringa leaves, ginger, cumin seeds, salt to a fine paste.

7.       Add the paste to the preserved water.

8.       Mix yogurt and lemon juice and blend well.

9.       Transfer it to a Popsicle mould and free for 6 hours. Alternatively, this can be consumed as a buttermilk.

Notes

1.       While adding the moringa leaves paste to the preserved water, the water must be in room temperature and not hot.

2.       In the video  the paste is prepared using mortar pestle, it can be replaced with mixie.

Measurements

1 tsp = 5ml

1 tblsp – 15 ml

1 cup = 200 ml