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Mira Rajput Shares Smriti Irani’s Drumstick-Masoor Soup for Anaemia

Mira Rajput Shares Smriti Irani’s Drumstick-Masoor Soup for Anaemia
Smriti Irani’s ‘dal ka soup’ helped Mira Kapoor with anaemia: ‘Saw a difference in my blood reports’ · indianexpress.com

Mira Rajput said she has had anaemia for many years.

She learned about a soup recipe from Smriti Irani.

The soup contains drumstick, also called moringa pods, and red lentils called masoor dal.

Rajput said she ate half a cup of the soup each day.

She tried it for three months.

She said her blood reports showed a difference afterward.

The ingredients are easy to find in many Indian kitchens.

She shared the recipe because she believes it may help other women who have anaemia.

Key facts

Recipe
Soup made with drumstick, or moringa pods, and red lentils, or masoor dal.
Reported duration
Mira Rajput said she had the soup for three months.
Reported result
She said she noticed a difference in her blood reports.
Suggested amount
Rajput referred to having half a cup every day.
Ingredients
The ingredients were described as commonly available in a regular Indian kitchen.
Reason for sharing
Rajput said several women in India are anaemic and encouraged followers to pass on the recipe.

Quotes

Smriti Irani

Former Union Cabinet Minister who shared the soup recipe during a 2024 conversation.

“I’ve been anaemic myself, struggled with it my whole life. I had this soup for three months and genuinely saw a difference in my blood reports. And it was just a soup. Nothing fancy. Made with all the ingredients you would find in a regular Indian kitchen”
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“This is because the amount of iron obtained from one serving may not be enough to correct a significant deficiency, and people with confirmed iron-deficiency anaemia may need iron supplements or treatment for the underlying cause under medical guidance”
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