Curry leaf Curry / Kariveppila Kulambu

Curry Leaf curry

I made this curry last week and it came perfectly..My mum loved it..This is a healthy yet tasty southindian curry dish..Curry leaves are good for your hair and eyes..This dish is so bright in colour which tempts you to eat atonce..The best combo for this dish is Hot steamed rice..This recipe is modified from food.sulekha.com..In the original recipe the curry leaves are deep fried,I avoided that step and just sauted it in little oil till it gets crispy..So hope you all will give this a try and let me know what you think..

Ingrediants:

Onion-1 chopped

Tomato-2 chopped

Currry leaves-2 cups

Fenugreek seeds / Vendayam-1 tsp

Dry red chilli-2

Garlic-15 cloves

Cumin seeds / Jeera-1 tsp

Mustard seeds / Kaduku-1 tsp

Tamarind / Puli-1 small lime size(soaked in water and juice extracted)

Turmeric powder / Manjal podi-1 tsp

Red chilli powder-1 tblspn

Coriander powder / Malli podi-1 tblspn

Oil-1/4 cup

Salt to taste

Jaggery / Sarkarai-1 tsp

For Tempering:

Mustard seeds-1 tsp

Cumin seeds-1 tsp

Curry leaves-1 spring

Method:

In a kadai add 2 tblspn oil and throw in all curry leaves and roast it for 5-10 min till lightly crispy..Fry half of the garlic.Take this both in a food processor and grind it into a fine paste.

Heat 3 tblspn of oil and crackle some cumin,mustard seeds.Add in fenugreek and dry red chilli.

Throw in the garlic and turmeric powder.

Add in onion and cook till it get golden brown.Add in tomatoes and cook till the tomatoes get mushy.

Add in chilli powder,coriander powder and mix well.

Pour in the tamarind water,salt and sugar and cook till oil separates.

Add in the ground curry leaf paste and mix well.Cook till oil separates.

Make tempering by crackling mustard,cumin and curry leaves in oil.Pour this into the curry and mix well.

Serve hot with rice.

Pictorial:

Grab ur ingrediants

Tamarind juice

Fry curry leaves and garlic in oil and grind it into a smooth paste by adding some water

Saute cumin,mustard,red chilli,fenugreek,garlic,turmeric in oil

Add in onions,tomatoes,spice powders and cook till it gets mushy..Add in tamarind juice

Add in curry leaf paste and cook till oil separates

Make tempering by crackling mustard,cumin,curry leaf in oil and pour this over the curry

SERVE