curry leaves powder | kareveppaku podi curry leaves powder otherwise we can call it as curry leaves rice mix powder. It is an instant rice mix powder, easy to make curry leaves rice using this powder. I got fresh curry leaves from one of my friend’s house. Flavourful, nutrients rich curry leaves powder can be made at the time we get the leaves in abundance.

Alterations:

Here I have used amchur powder, instead of that you can small ball of tamarind too, while using tamarind, take an amla size tamarind, fry it with the dhals and blend it it with the dhals

Let us see how to make curry leaves powder | kareveppaku podi

curry leaves powder | kareveppaku podi

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Course masala powder

Cuisine South Indian

Ingredients

3 cups curry leaves (tightly packed) 75 gram
1 tbsp sesame oil (or coconut oil or any oil of your choice)
2 tbsp urad dhal
1 tsp cumin
1 tbsp channa dhal
1 tbsp sesame seeds
5 Kashmiri red chilly (5 or more, depends upon your taste) (5 would be medium spice level)
A pinch asafoetida
1 tsp Amchur powder (or small size tamarind ball)

Instructions

Prior work:

Firstly collect the curry leaves from the stalk
wash it in running water
wipe it using kitchen tissue or cotton towel

Sauteeing:

Heat 1 tbsp of sesame oil in a pan
Add 1 tsp cumin, 2 tbsp of urad dhal, 1 tbsp of channa dhal, 1 tbsp of sesame seeds, 4 Kashmiri red chilly, saute it till the dhal becomes golden brown
Once this dhal mixture turns golden brown color, collect it into plate and keep aside
In the same pan, add 3 cups of curry leaves
saute it in medium flame
when the curry leaves shrinks into half, collect it from the pan

grinding:

when the dhal mixture and curry leaves got cooled well, firstly add the dhal mixture into blender jar with a pinch of asafoetida
blend it coarsely first
now add curry leaves, blend it by giving few pulse by mixing with a spoon
blend it fine as much as possible

storing:

store it in airtight container
Always use dry spoon to scoop it

Keyword curry leaves powder, karevepakku podi, kareveppilai podi

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Firstly, heat 1 tbsp of sesame oil, add 1 tsp cumin, 2 tbsp of urad dhal, 1 tbsp of channa dhal, 1 tbsp of sesame seeds, 5 Kashmiri red chilly

saute it till the dhal becomes golden brown

collect it from the pan, let it cool completely

put 3 cups of curry leaves in the same pan

In a blender jar, add dhal spice mixture first,

then add sauteed curry leaves, grind it by giving several pulses with mixing by spoon.
Besides blending it finely as possible as you can

store it in an airtight container,
scoop it with dry spoon always

Note:

Storing in the refrigerator is the best option because it lengthens the life of this powder

Also, store in a dry clean glass jar,

Always use a dry spoon to scoop up
Furthermore, eating spinach based foods at night becomes undigestable for most of the kids, so, it will be good main course in morning and lunch

Also, check out, how to prepare curry leaves rice from curry leaves powder

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