crisonthesidelines.wordpress.com may 14, 2009 post
Here are some pictures of how to make Malunggay tea and powder.
air drying of moringa leaves. crisonthesidelines.wordpress.com
Malunggay air drying. This is how I air dry my malunggay. Complete with stalks and placed inside a net bag, hanging in a clothesline at the terrace of our house.
moringa leaves removed from stalks, ready for grinding crisonthesidelines.wordpress.com
After air drying, I remove the leaves from the stalks and prepare it for grinding.
grinding moringa. crisonthesidelines.wordpress.com
I use a blender to grind my moringa leaves. You may grind it for a few seconds to make tea, and you make grind it some more to make moringa powder.
crushed moringa leaves for tea. crisonthesidelines.wordpress.com
This is moringa crushed in a blender. Pour hot water on a teaspoon of this and you may either strain the solids or you may opt to drink all. Anyway the leaves and tiny stalks will serve as fiber for good digestion.
powdered moringa (malunggay) crisonthesidelines.wordpress.com
If you want to add the moringa powder to your everyday dishes then the powder form is better since kids will not see the leaves, but still benefit from the nutrients of moringa.
moringa tea with leaves and tiny stalks. crisonthesidelines.wordpress.com
I love to drink moringa tea including the leaves and tiny stalks for fiber.
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thank you very much! I am aware of malunggay powder but I do not know how to do it. and now because of you… i learned how it is being done! this makes a lot of help for our ward activity. thank you! and god bless!!!
By: Gem De Castro on June 22, 2009
at 1:23 pm
i want to know more on how you make the moringa powder.did you put water with the moringa when you grind it?
By: amy on June 22, 2009
at 3:16 pm
gem
your welcome!
cris
By: cristina on June 22, 2009
at 3:31 pm
Hi!how long do you air dry the malunggay leaves pls?
By: edith on June 26, 2009
at 4:24 pm
hi edith,
it really depends on the weather. it ranges from one day to 5 days. practice really makes it perfect.
good luck.
cris
By: cristina on June 29, 2009
at 12:14 pm
Mam,
Im taking up my masters at the UST, and we have this business proposal as one of my requirements for my subject in Philosophy of Business. I like your creativity of products from the malunggay. Indeed, your product has a social impact to our country. Mam, can you help us present this to our class specifically the promotion of malunngay to fight the poverty and malnutrition in our country?
Thank you very much. Hoping for your kind consideration and i really appreciate for any feedbacks from you.
JOANNA
By: joanna on July 4, 2009
at 1:40 pm
Joanna,
the websites of moringafact.com and treesforlife.org will help you a lot. just inform me if you need to use any of my posts here. UST is also my alma mater.
good luck.
cris
By: cristina on July 5, 2009
at 6:47 pm
hi maam,
have a gud day maam!im very interested about malunggay polvoron bec my feasebility its all about malunggay polvoron,how many month puh ba bago masira ang malunggay polvoron?thx a lot..
By: rea bustos on July 8, 2009
at 10:51 am
hi rea
di ko pa na test how long talaga. basta when I make polvoron I make sure it’s off the shelf after a week. The longest i kept them is ten days.
good luck
cris
By: cristina on July 9, 2009
at 1:23 pm
one of your interesting articles on malunggay caught my attention which is the malunggay powder. how long does it take for the leaves to be thoroughly dried? also do you a recipe for making malunggay flour? thanks and more power.
By: lee on July 12, 2009
at 8:00 pm
To make malunggay powder, I detach them from the stem, dry them on a bilao for 3 days, heat on low fire for 3 minutes to sanitize then crush them through a strainer. Is it alright even if I do not wash them with water?
By: Lourdes A. de Vera on July 26, 2009
at 4:14 pm
I guess we really should wash it with water because there are dust particles that will stick on the leaves even if we live in the suburbs. You may wash with running tap water or filtered water. good luck!
cris
By: cristina on July 26, 2009
at 7:57 pm
does your malunggay leaves get crispy/crunchy texture after several days of air-drying?
i tried oven drying and it went out nice as well. the temp is only set at 50 deg C but it took me almost an hour to dry one (1) cup full (siksik) of leaves that yields 6 tablespoons powder. the dried leaves retained its natural color and i did not use blender/grinder anymore bec you can actually crush it by hands. the downside, malakas sa kuryente/lpg but you will have a malunggay powder in a very short time.
i haven’t tried air-drying so far but i will try your method soon bec it is more economical and ideal especially if you are living in the province like me where air is not (as) polluted compared to the cities .
thanks
By: bellybites on July 28, 2009
at 4:29 pm
bellybites,
hi. thanks for sharing with us your experience.
if I extend my air drying time, the leaves get darker and not crunchier.
I used to oven dry my leaves but I think it is better to air dry to save on lpg. Air drying is better for me because we live in the suburbs.
cris
By: cristina on July 30, 2009
at 6:24 am
hi cris,
so u achieved a crunchy texture in say about 3 to 5 days?
when you grind the leaves, tuyong-tuyo na ba? and if you grind it, hindi na siya nagtutubig?
thanks
By: bellybites on July 30, 2009
at 11:39 am
belly bites,
actually, when you air dry, the leaves don’t get crunchy as when you oven dry it. pan roasting will also make the leaves crunchier and easy to crush with the use of hands.
if you air dry, wala naman siyang tubig. Another way of air drying is placing them in a bilao. Pero dapat leaves na lang. 1 day or two days of air drying, depending on the weather is ok.
Hope to hear from you again.
cris
By: cristina on August 1, 2009
at 7:38 pm
thanks for your tips cris. this would be of great help.
By: dhail on August 2, 2009
at 7:19 am
mam,
i just want to ask f wer can we buy the malunggay powder,am here in bicol..and i nid that powder very badly bcoz it is the essential ingredient for our malunnggay cake.pls help us.thank’z
By: grace ladines on August 29, 2009
at 10:51 am
grace,
I don’t know where you can find it in bicol. but you may try calling your local DOST, DTI and BFAD and ask them if they know anybody in your area making malunggay powder. If you can’t find one, then, try making your own. It may be time consuming but you will save a lot of money, and and help us in our advocacy for malunggay. Good luck.
cris
By: cristina on September 5, 2009
at 4:48 am
hi grace
please visit http://www.kalunggaydepot.com. they are based in bicol.
good luck
cris
By: cristina on September 5, 2009
at 5:41 am
heloo..
I am really inspired of your advocacy in spreading the goodness of malunggay.
Keep it up!!!!!!
God bless you always.
tess
By: Tess on September 11, 2009
at 4:16 pm
thanks tess
cris
By: cristina on September 12, 2009
at 7:19 pm
Hi Cris,
One step to have a moringa powder is to pan roast the air/shadow dried leaves…just 2-3 minutes, on a very low fire to remove the water content…
I am also a malunggay advocator. May this food supplement help our countrymen.
Goodluck, thank you
By: loida on September 15, 2009
at 8:59 pm
good luck to you also loida. thanks
cris
By: cristina on September 16, 2009
at 6:33 pm
ty po dito..
sa wakas may project na kami…
anu pong lasa??
ty po uli…
By: teukie on September 28, 2009
at 9:22 pm
just try it. first hand information is very good.
By: cristina on October 1, 2009
at 2:46 am
hi cris anong lasa nang moringa tea? maanghang ba or bitter? at yung moringa powder mo ba ay ready for tea kasi im a tea drinker. thanks
god blees u
By: jerome on October 1, 2009
at 11:55 pm
jerome, ready for tea na siya. me konti siyang anghang pero hindi mapait. some of my regulars use it to add to baby food like cerelac and lugaw. another one mixes it with his carrot juice. most just add it to hot water, seep for a while and then voila, moringa tea.
Gob Bless u, too.
cris
By: cristina on October 2, 2009
at 9:52 pm
hi cris,
magkano kaya ang price ng moringa powder?
tnx
jef,
By: jefferson palma on October 4, 2009
at 4:01 am
cristina’s malunggay leaf powder is sold at P20.00/pack of 20g. If you want to produce it, the price will depend on your production costs.
We get our malunggay from mountain baranggays. away from the polluted air space of the city.
By: cristina on October 7, 2009
at 12:48 pm
Hi!! this is very good information for malunggay!! but im having trouble estimating how much (KG) of leaf do i need to make (1KG) of malunggay powder?? or what is the water content of the leaf??
By: Paolo Wong on October 19, 2009
at 9:57 pm
Paolo, you have to really do it to know. Results vary and that means I can’t give you exact figures. It’s good to keep records to have historical data from where you can base your future decisions. Good Luck!
By: cristina on October 21, 2009
at 12:52 am
hi cris, my name is teddy….im here in states but im from butuan city…i read some article about moringa/malungay tea leave from asianjournal newpapers…co’z im looking for some altenative medicine for my ulcerative colitis..which i found in that articles…my question is where can i get it here in states..los angeles cerritos califonia….and just in case if i want to order it from u in cebu…the p20.00
per pack is it a per tea bag or box?
By: teddy on October 27, 2009
at 1:46 pm
teddy it’s a per pack rate. its 20g in powdered form not in tea bag. You may check with asian/filipino store in your area. But my unsolicited advise is for you to use fresh leaves, you blend it, strain and drink the juice. There might be stores in your area where you can buy fresh leaves. please try and then let me know the result.
By: cristina on October 29, 2009
at 11:00 am
teddy, please check your email, i sent you one
By: cristina on November 3, 2009
at 5:57 am
hi cris, im louie from davao. ive tried malunggay, pepino, honey and apple cider vinegar: blenderize it and chill. taste is really nice! but my question is that, are dried leaves much better than the fresh ones? because i saw in one of your posts that dried leaves have larger amount of vitamins and minerals than the fresh ones.
By: louie solitaria on October 30, 2009
at 7:14 am
louie
that’s based on studies. However, other parts of malunggay like roots, bark have also other important use. Also, fresh malunggay juice is best for digestive system problems. basically, it really depends on your needs/requirements. please check out also treesforlife.org website for more info.
By: cristina on November 3, 2009
at 5:58 am
that’s based on studies louie. please check out treesforlife.org and moringafact.com for additional info
By: cristina on November 20, 2009
at 4:50 pm
okay,i’ll try look for it….
By: teddy on November 1, 2009
at 3:16 am