Karuvepillai Podi

Commonly used in seasoning, it add a special flavour to the dish. Curry leaves are packed with carbohydrate, fiber, calcium, iron and vitamins like vitamin c,a,b,e. The health benefits includes better heart function, fights infection and can enliven hair and skin with vitality.
Karuvepillai podi is a perfect lunch box menu when goes along with rice and gingelly oil.

Ingredients:

   Karuvepillai Podi                                 
      Cooking Time : 15 mins

• Curry Leaves - 1 cup
• Urad dal - 3 tbsp
• Red chilly - 5
• Garlic - 3 cloves
• Tamarind - 1 tbsp
• Asafoetida - a pinch
• Salt to taste
• Oil - 1 tsp

Cooking Instructions:

• Wash curry leaves and pat dry using kitchen towel or newspaper.
• Heat oil in a pan, add urad, garlic and asafoetida. Saute till it turns golden brown. Add Tamarind and saute for a min. Keep it aside.
• In the same pan add red chilly and saute till it turn crisp. Keep it aside.
• Now, add curry leaves and saute in low flame till it turn crisp.

• Grind urad dal, garlic, red chilly and tamarind to a course powder. Then add curry leaves and grind along with them.
• Store it in air tight container.