This easy drumstick soup recipe is the perfect healthy and nourishing vegan soup to put together when you’re looking for a soothing, comfort food to enjoy.
The soup has subtle flavors and is perfect for a light meal when you’re sick or when you’re adopting a healthy and clean eating lifestyle.
It uses simple, healthy ingredients and is put together in a pressure cooker, which makes it come together in less than 30 minutes.
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Ingredients For the Recipe
To make the drumstick soup, here is what you will need.
- Drumstick (cut into 2 inch batons): 1.5 cups
- Onions (roughly chopped): ½ cup
- Tomatoes (roughly chopped): ½ cup
- Turmeric powder: A pinch
- Red chili powder: ½ tbsp
- Sambar masala: 1 tbsp
- Ginger garlic paste: ½ tbsp
- Salt: ½ tbsp
- Water: 3 cups
- Oil: ½ tbsp
- Cumin seeds: ½ tsp
- Bay leaf: 1
- Black pepper powder: ½ tsp
- Salt: ½ tsp
How to Make the Drumstick Soup
Once you have all your ingredients ready, here is what you will need to do to make the healthy and nourishing drumsticks soup.
In a pressure cooker, add the drumsticks, onions, and tomatoes. Add the turmeric powder, red chili powder, sambar powder, ginger garlic paste, and salt.
Add the water and mix everything together.
Pressure cook the mixture for 5-6 whistles.
Once the mixture is properly pressure cooked, use a strainer to separate the broth.
Next, take the drumsticks out and use a knife to make a slit and remove the inside gooey flesh portion of the drumstick.
Discard the hard exterior. Repeat the same for all the drumstick pieces.
Next, take the onions and tomatoes that were separated from the broth and mix it with the drumstick’s interior flesh.
Add the onion, tomato and drumstick flesh mixture. Saute. Let it cook for a minute.
Next, add the black pepper powder and salt. Mix.
Add the strained broth next and mix well.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and mix well.
Serve hot after sprinkling some black pepper powder on top.
Frequently Asked Questions
I have added onions and tomatoes to the drumstick soup, but you can also add any other vegetables of your choice.
Green beans, pumpkin, ash gourd, carrots and all great choices to consider. 
Your leftover drumstick soup can be stored for up to 5 days in the refrigerator.
Just make sure you use an airtight container or a clean glass container with a lid to keep the soup fresh.
I would recommend reheating the soup in the microwave or on a stovetop over low heat. 
Tips & Tricks to Make the Drumstick Soup
Ready to give this easy drumstick to soup recipe a try? Here are some more tips and tricks you should know about.
- If you don’t have a pressure cooker, you can use your Instant Pot or just a regular pot to make the soup too.
- If you are using a regular pot, remember that the cooking time for the soup will be a little higher as opposed to the cooking time for this recipe.
- To bring some creaminess and richness to the soup, you can add some heavy cream into it and give it a good mix.
- Want that creaminess but still want to keep the soup vegan? You can use almost any plant based milk or cream of your choice or even add some cashew paste into it for that added richness.
- Remember to let the soup simmer on low heat for a few extra minutes when you add any of these thickeners in. This will help all the spices and seasonings blend well into the soup.
- To make the soup protein rich, you can also add some soaked yellow lentils into the mix along with the drumsticks, pressure cook it and then blend it right in.
- I used a simple blend of Indian herbs and spices to add flavor to the soup, but you can totally give it your touch too, and use any other spice or seasoning mix of your choice.
- A dash of homemade curry powder can also be a great addition to the soup and can jazz up its flavors like nothing else. You can use this instead of the sambar masala that the recipe calls for.
- If you want the soup to have a uniform consistency, you can use an immersion blender to blend all those little chunky bits of the drumstick flesh.
Serving Ideas & Suggestions
This flavorful and nutritious soup can be enjoyed on its own on a cold winter night or when you’re under the weather.
You can also team it up with some steamed rice if you want to turn it into a complete meal- just like what I usually do with my homemade Rasam.
If you enjoyed making this drumstick soup and are inspired to try some more interesting soup recipes here are a few good options to choose from.
📖 Recipe
Drumstick Soup
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups Drumstick , (cut into 2 inch batons)
- ½ cup Onions , (roughly chopped)
- ½ cup Tomatoes , (roughly chopped)
- 1 pinch Turmeric powder
- ½ tablespoon Red chili powder
- 1 tablespoon Sambar masala
- ½ tablespoon Ginger garlic paste
- ½ tablespoon Salt
- 3 cups Water
- ½ tablespoon Oil
- ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 1 Bay leaf
- ½ teaspoon Black pepper powder
- 1 tablespoon Coriander leaves , (finely chopped)
Instructions
- In a pressure cooker, add the drumsticks, onions, and tomatoes. Add the turmeric powder, red chili powder, sambar powder, ginger garlic paste, and salt.
- Add the water and mix everything together.
- Pressure cook the mixture for 5-6 whistles.
- Once the mixture is properly pressure cooked, use a strainer to separate the broth.
- Next, take the drumsticks out and use a knife to make a slit and remove the inside gooey flesh portion of the drumstick. Discard the hard exterior. Repeat the same for all the drumstick pieces.
- Next, take the onions and tomatoes that were separated from the broth and mix it with the drumstick’s interior flesh.
- Add the onion, tomato and drumstick flesh mixture. Saute. Let it cook for a minute.
- Next, add the black pepper powder and salt. Mix.
- Add the strained broth next and mix well.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and mix well.
- Serve hot after sprinkling some black pepper powder on top.
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