Karuveppilai Podi Recipe | Curry Leaves Powder Recipe | Startup Cooking

 KARUVEPPILAI PODI RECIPE | STARTUP COOKING

Karuveppilai Podi or Curry leaves powder is an aromatic and flavorful South Indian spice blend prepared with fresh curry leaves, lentils and spices. 

This curry leaves powder can be served with idli and dosa, drizzled with sesame oil. If you want to have a quick lunch, mix this powder with steamed rice along with ghee or sesame oil and serve with appalam. Store this curry leaves powder in an air tight container and it stays good for 2 months.

This condiment powder is so easy to prepare in just 15 minutes using simple pantry ingredients. This condiment is so flavorful that it can make any simple meal interesting. Curry leaves powder can be used to flavour rice dishes, curries and vegetable sides. It can also be used to flavour South Indian dishes like sambar and rasam. 

Curry leaves are very effective in treating stomach ailments like diarrhea and constipation. Curry leaves contain carbazole alkaloids that help control diarrhea. The leaves are rich in iron, calcium and vitamins. It is good for hair, eyes and even helps to control diabetes and cholesterol. 

Sprinkle this curry leaves podi on top of the uthappam or dosa to make the dish more delicious. Follow my step by step photo recipe to prepare Karuveppilai Podi. If you like this recipe share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

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RECIPE FOR KARUVEPPILAI PODI

Coarse : Breakfast / Lunch

Cuisine: South Indian

Author : Jayashree Karthik

Prep Time : 5 min

Cook Time : 10 min

Total Time : 15 min

INGREDIENTS

• 1 tsp oil

• 5 tbsp bengal gram dal

• 5 tbsp urad dal

• 1 tbsp coriander seed

• 1 tsp cumin seed

• 20 red chillies

• 5 cups of curry leaves

• 1/4 tsp hing

• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder

• salt - to taste

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PROCEDURE

• wash the curry leaves, pat it well with a kitchen towel to remove excess water and dry it well in the shade. There should not be any moisture in the curry leaves

• heat a tsp of oil in the pan and add bengal gram dal and fry in low medium flame until dal turns golden brown

• then remove the roasted bengal gram dal and keep it aside

• in the same pan add urad dal and roast in low medium flame until it changes color, then add coriander seeds and cumin seeds and roast well until you get a nice aroma

• remove the roasted ingredients and set aside on the plate and allowed to cool

• now add red chillies in the same pan and roast for few minutes

• finally add curry leaves and roast it on low flame until the moisture content evaporates and the leaves turn light and crisp (leaves should break easily)

• cool down the roasted ingredients at room temperature

• then transfer the ingredients into the mixer jar along with turmeric powder, hing and salt

• grind the roasted ingredients in to a slight coarse powder

• store this curry leaves powder in an airtight container so that it does not loose its freshness

• curry leaves podi is ready to serve with idli, dosa and rice

• taste delicious

NOTES

• adjust red chillies according to your taste
• you can also sun dried the curry leaves rather than roasting in the flame
• store at room temperate and stays good for 2 months
• serve with hot rice drizzled with a tsp of ghee
• serve with idli and dosa with a tsp of sesame oil

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Karuveppilai Podi with Step By Step Photo Recipe

heat a tsp of oil in the pan and add bengal gram dal

roast in low medium flame until golden brown and 

then remove from the pan and remove from the pan

in the same pan, add urad dal and start to roast on low medium flame

once the urad dal starts to change the color, 

add coriander seeds and cumin seeds

continue to roast the lentils and spices in low medium flame until it turns golden brown

then remove from the pan and set aside

in the same pan, add red chillies and roast for few minutes

add curry leaves

roast in low flame until it turns light and crisp

cool down the ingredients at room temperature

transfer the roasted ingredients into the mixer jar 

add hing, turmeric powder and salt

grind to a slight coarse powder

curry leaves powder is ready to serve with idli, dosa or uthappam

Karuveppilai Podi