Curry leaves powder|| karivepaaku podi || karuveppilai podi

Curry leaves powder|| karivepaaku podi || karuveppilai podi

Hi friend,

Here I'm posting curry leaves powder.Famous in podi varieties,for mainly south Indians. I take this karivepaaku podi in my food daily in some or other way.we can serve this podi with rice,idli and dosas.It is easy to prepare in less time and we can store it in tight container for one month,we can keep it in refrigerator.We can prepare this powder in many ways,i will post other varities too ..Whenever I'm alone nd lazy to cook lunch, I prepare curry leaves powder rice(karivepaaku podi Annam),and enjoy  😋😋. I will share karivepaaku podi rice recipe soon.Trust me once u taste this  podi,it will become your favourite podi 🙂. Moreover curry leaves is rich in vitamin A and calcium.I will mention benefits of using curry leaves in the ending of this post(health benefits of using curry leaves)check it out...

Let's start curry leaves powder recipe...

Prep Time : 10 mins
 Cook Time : 20 mins
 Yields: 1 Cup
 Recipe Category: Podi Recipes
 Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

   Ingredients:

Curry leaves-1 cup tightly packed

Urad dal-1 big spoon(or 2tsp)

Channadal-1 big spoon(or 2tsp)

Cumin seeds-1tsp

Pepper-5

Tamarind-small lemon sized

Red chillies-8 (I used small size)

Garlic-4 cloves

Dry coconut-2 tsp

Salt as per taste

Oil -1 tsp


Process:

1.Wash curry leaves well, clean it with cloth to remove excess water from it.Spread the washed curry leaves on cloth in shade for 30min or more. Check if moisture not there on leaves, otherwise the powder can't stay for more days.

2.Take a pan add 1/2tsp oil and add channadal,saute it for few seconds then add urad dal fry it well untill you get nice aromatic smell and dal turns into golden brown.

3.Now add cumin seeds,pepper fry it for few seconds and take it in a plate.

4.Add 1/2 tsp of oil and fry red chillies,garlic and tamarind for few seconds and take it to plate.

5.Roast curry leaves well,untill it becomes crisp.Donot burn it,switch off flames.Let the leaves for some time to cool ,so that the leaves will break when crushed with figures.

6.After cooling the above fried items. Firstly grind the dal,redchilli,cumin,pepper,coconut then add curry leaves and grind everything slight coarse.Atlast add garlic cloves and grind for two seconds.

Tasty curry leaves powder is ready to serve.Take a tsp of this powder with hot rice, add ghee and eat...
😋😋😋

Note:

*Instead of using oil you can dry roast the ingredients.
*We can use hing instead of garlic.(or use both).
*We can add jaggery too..

Health benefits of using curry leaves:

*It's good for hair,it controls hair fall nd hair greying
*It's good for eyesight.
*Protects liver
*Good source of antioxidant.
*Great for skin care.
*Stops diarrhoea.
*It's has anti- diabetic bproperty
*It lowers cholesterol levels
*Fights against leukaemia, prostate and     colorectal cancers..
Etc..

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Drumstick Tomato curry||Munagakaya Tomato kura||Muringa Thakali curry

Drumstick Tomato curry||Munagakaya Tomato kura||Muringa Thakali curry

Hi friends,

This is my second blog.Thanks for your support.

Today  I am posting drumstick tomota curry it comes as gravy.

Drumstick tomato curry  is simple dish.Its very famous dish in south and in other places.As the combination of onions and tomato gives good gravy. We can serve this curry with rice or chapathi's.We can prepare many dishes with drumstick like sambar, rasam,pickel and as side  dish for special rice item.Even drumstick leaves are also used to prepare curry,thats very good for health. I will be posting all varieties of drumsticks nd drumstick leaves in my upcoming posts,keep visiting my blog :)

Drumstick Tomato curry

Recipe Type:curry/gravy
Cusine :South Indian
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 40 mins
Serves: 3

Ingredients:

Drumsticks- 2 to 3(roughly peel it and cut into 2 inch long pieces)
1 cup finely sliced onions
1 cup finely chopped tomatoes
4tsp oil
Salt as taste
3 to 4 garlic cloves crushed (optional or we can use hing)
1 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp tumeric powder
1tsp coriander powder
1 spring curry leaves
2-3tsp freshly chopped coriander leaves
Pinch of mustard
Pinch of cumin seeds
2 green chillies
Water as needed to cook

Let's start the process

1.Take a pan add oil and heat it, add mustard & cumin seeds.Allow them to splutter,add curry leaves nd chopped green chillies and garlic  saute it.

2.Add onions ,sprinkle salt (as per taste) and fry it untill onion changes to golden colour.

3.Now add drumstick pieces, saute it for 2-3 min,to remove the raw smell of drumsticks.

4.Add tomatoes and fry it well.cook it without covering lid so that you will good taste and tomato will become pulpy.

5.Add tumeric powder, coriander powder,red chilli powder and saute it well.

6.Add some water into the pan inorder to cook the drumsticks.Keep it medium flame and cook it 5-10 min.( Instead of water some ppl add few tsp of oil to get rich look.But I use water,it's an option)

7. Stir it in middle so that the curry won't stick to pan.cooking in medium flame will gives good taste to the curry.Now check the drumstick piece,if it becomes tender or not.

8.Once. drumsticks become tender,garnish the curry with coriander leaves.

That's it tasty drumstick tomato curry ready to serve.

Note:

*You can use ginger garlic paste after frying onions.But I d't like that  taste and smell much,so I added crushed garlic.If you d't like garlic smell, fry garlic first to slight golden colour,it's raw smell goes & then add mustard and cumin seeds.
*You can replace garlic with hing.And using coriander powder is also optional(I used in this).
*It's important to maintain medium flame while cooking to add taste nd texture to the curry.

Health benefits of drumsticks:

*It builds strong bones.
*It purifies blood.
*It helps in digestion.
*Regulate high BP level.
*Reduces hypertension.
*Reduces high cholesterol levels.
*Good for kidney,heart.
*Prevent diabitie....
(got this information from Google).

So use drumsticks and drumstick leaves in ur food and stay healthy.

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