Nutritious Moringa Leaves – Tapioca Cutlet | Kerala Recipe

Leaves of moringa, also called muringa in Malayalam, are best known for their health benefits. When you include nutritious moringa leaves in your regular diet, they provide several health benefits. Packed with iron and antioxidants, they also contain vitamins, minerals, protein, and bioactive compounds like flavonoids, polyphenols, and isothiocyanates. Though tapioca is not considered a healthy food, including moringa leaves in the cutlet preparation adds more nutritional value to your snack. You can enjoy Moringa Leaves Tapioca Cutlet as an evening or a quick snack.

Ingredients for Moringa Leaves Tapioca Cutlet:

1. Muringa leaves cleaned – 2 cups
2. Tapioca – ¼ kg
3. Green chillies, finely chopped – 4
4. Ginger, finely chopped – 1 small spoon
5. Onion, finely chopped – 1
6. Garam masala powder – ¼ tsp
7. Chilli powder – 1 tsp
8. Egg – 1 (mixed well)
9. Bread crumbs – ½ cup
10. Cooking oil – for frying

How to prepare Moringa Leaves Tapioca Cutlet?

1. Cook tapioca as usual and add sufficient salt. Then crush it well.
2. Heat oil and sauté ginger, green chillies, onion, chilli powder, garam masala powder, and salt.
3. When it’s done, add Moringa leaves and a little water. Close the lid and cook on a low flame.
4. When it’s 3/4^th done, add crushed tapioca and mix it well. Turn off the flame.
5. Make small balls from this mixture and then make small cutlets. Dip each cutlet in beaten egg and then in bread crumbs and deep fry in hot oil.
6. This cutlet is really tasty and delicious.