Curry leaves powder

Ingredients

2 cups dry curry leaves
½ cup urad dhal
¼ cup gram dhal
2 tbsp roasted gram dhal
1 tsp black pepper (or 6 red chillies)
Salt to taste

Method

Dry roast curry leaves, urad dhal, chana dhal and pepper
separately till crisp.
Add salt to the above and grind to a fine powder.
Serve with hot rice and gingelly oil.

Health benefits

Curry leaves contain iron, calcium, vitamin C, and phosphorous.

Dry curry leaves powder

Remove the leaves from the stem and wash well for 3 to 4 time .
Remove it from water and let it drain, after that just put it over tissue paper to dry.
(until it has lost all the moisture) Don't dry in sun light.
After a week curry leaves are ready to use.

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Method :

Heat a pan fry dry curry leaves 2 minutes with out oil .
After it is cooled grind to a coarse powder.
Store in airtight container. This powder can be used in various recipe.
This can be stored for 6 months.

During off season you can add a pinch in rasam, sambar and bisibela bath and so on…………….
                                                                       

Health benefits

Hair Care: It plays an important role in hair care also as it retains the black colour of the hair.

Curry leaves to reduce the discomfort of morning sickness.

Curry leaves contain iron, calcium, and vitamin C

Varitation:

                                                                       
Few curry leaves, 2 spoons of pepper & jeera dry roast and grind to coarse powder.
Store in airtight container.
We can add finally a pinch to all types of rasam  for good aroma and finishing touch.
                                       
                                     

Idli molaga podi (powder)

Ingredients

Urad dal   - 1 cup

Gram dal – 1/4 cup ( optional)

Sesame seeds ( black Yellu ) – 4 spoons

Red chilly 10 ( or according to your taste )

Asafoetida – 1 pinch.

1 tsp gingelly oil

Salt – as required

Method :

Dry roast sesame seeds and keep aside.

In a pan, add a spoon of gingelly oil add urad dal and gram dal

Roast till brown in color.

Add red chilli, asafoetida and salt. (allow to cool)

In a mixie, add the above ingredients and grind coarsely.

Tips   you can add roasted gram dhal, roasted peanuts roasted horse gram without oil, each 4 spoons to the above for extra health benefits & nutrient value.

Peanut Podi (powder)

Ingredients

Peanuts   ½ kg

Dhaniya   5 spoons

Redchilli   10 to 15

Garlic  50gms ( ½ cup)

Salt to taste.

Method

Dry roast peanuts and dhaniya separately

Add 1 spoon of oil fry garlic and red chilli (Don’t use more oil)

Add salt to the above mix and grind coarsely.

Serve with hot rice. This will be stored for 2 months.

Pottukadalai podi (powder)

Ingredients

Pottukadalai - 1 cup – (rosted gram dal)

Red chillies - 4 (dry roast)

Garlic - 5 cloves (roast with little oil)

Salt – to taste

 Method :

 Add the above mix and grind coarsely.

Serve with hot rice. This can be stored for 6 months.