karivepaku karam podi

south indian cuisine has to offer myriad podi or spice powder recipes which are mainly used as a condiment for lunch and dinner. each region has its own variation of preparing it with slight modification to ingredients. one such podi recipe is curry leaves powder recipe with curry leaves as its main ingredient. curry leaves powder recipe firstly, i always recommend using fresh and aromatic curry leaves for the best result. ideally freshly plucked green leaves are recommended, but if you are buying it from vegetable store ensure it is fresh and dark green in colour.
Ingrediants
  1. curry leaves 3 handful
  2. channa dal 1 cup
  3. uradal 1/2 cup
  4. cumin seeds 1tsp
  5. salt as require
  6. oil as required
  7. garlic cloves 6
  8. tamarind 1 small lemon sized
  9. dry red chillies 15
Method of Preparation
  • Take a pan add oil, once oil heated add dry red chillies (15) fry it on low flame.
  • Now transfer this chillies into plate in the same pan add channa dal, uradal, cumin seeds fry it and transfer to the plate.
  • Now in the same pan add 3 handful of fresh curry leaves fry until it turns in crispy.
  • Transfer all this fried ingredients into blender add Tamarind, garlic cloves and salt.
  • Blend this into coarse mixture and serve with idli, dosa, hot rice etc.