CURRY LEAVES POWDER

Nothing can beat the fresh flavour of curry leaves powder made at home.

It has lot of medicinal properties in it.

It goes well with hot steamed rice and ghee.

Let us see how to make this powder at home.

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CURRY LEAVES POWDER

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Yields: 1 cup of powder

Ingredients

  • Curry leaves - 1 cup tightly packed
  • Black pepper - 2 tsp
  • Cumin seeds - 2 tsp
  • Toor dal - 2 tsp
  • Channa dal - 2 tsp
  • Urad dal - 2 tsp
  • Red chillies - 3- 4 (adjust as per need)
  • Salt as required

Method

  1. Wash the curry leaves, pat it with a towel to remove excess water and spread it on a cloth and dry it well in the shade.There should not be any moisture in the curry leaves.
  2. Dry roast toor dal, urad dal and channa dal until it turns golden brown.
  3. Then dry roast pepper and cumin seeds separately until you get a nice aroma.
  4. Dry roast red chillies for few minutes.
  5. Grind the roasted dal, Pepper,Cumin and red chillies first.
  6. Then add Curry leaves and grind everything without adding water , to the coarse powder with required salt.
  7. Store it in a air tight container.

HEALTH BENEFITS

* Curry leaves has lot of medicinal properties in​ it.They are packed with numerous nutrients that are actually good for us.
* Curry leaves are rich source of Iron and folic acid.
* Folic acid is mainly responsible for iron absorption.Since curry leaves are rich h in both iron and folic acid it is a natural remedy to beat anaemia.
* It also protects our liver from damage.
* It helps to maintain blood sugar levels.
* It helps with digestion.
* It accelerates hair growth.
* It treats and prevents skin infections.
* It relieves the symptoms of diarrhoea.

1 Reply to "CURRY LEAVES POWDER"

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    Y. Srinivas September 18, 2017 (3:35 pm)

    Very nice presentation. Very handy and useful item. We will try this recipe.

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