Krishna Kumar/Nagaur: Do you know about such a tree which earns from its leaves, branches and its fruits? The special thing is that this tree can grow easily on desert land. To grow this tree, the farmer will have to resort to organic farming. Yes, we are talking about the drumstick tree. It is also called Moringa. Its pod is called drum stick.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also likes drumstick parathas. He had told the method of making it during a conversation with a channel. He told that I used to make its parathas myself and even now I eat its parathas once or twice a week. It is very beneficial for nutrition.
How to make drum stick parathas
Drum stick leaves 1 cup, chopped drum sticks 2 cups then boil both of them. After this, take wheat flour, add cumin, asafoetida, coriander, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and ghee and mix the flour, then smash its leaves and sticks. Mix it with flour and start making paratha.
Farmer Likhmaram, resident of Takla village of Nagaur, got inclined towards horticulture farming in Korana. Farmer Likhmaram cultivated drumstick by learning from YouTube. The farmer told that when the Corona period was going on, he talked to the farmers and started cultivating drumstick. After that, organic method was used for drumstick cultivation.
Drumstick trees are a source of income for farmers.
Farmer Likhmaram told that this tree grows easily in sandy land. You can earn income from the leaves, fruits and stem branches of this tree.
Know the benefits of this tree
The fruit of this tree, i.e. drumstick pod, contains abundant nutrients. Its pods can be consumed as a vegetable or pickle. Its leaves are used in making Ayurvedic medicines. Its leaves and twigs are used in making animal feed. In this way, this tree is full of medicinal properties.
Farmer Likhmaram has planted M-4 variety drumstick tree here. A total of more than 100 drumstick trees have been planted here. The farmer told that its leaves are sold at the price of Rs 100 per kg and pods at the price of Rs 100 per kg. The wood of this tree is also sold at a good price.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: January 19, 2024, 18:21 IST