Karuveppilai Podi / Curry Leaves Powder Recipe

I learnt this podi recipe from my MIL..She makes the best thogayals and podis . We have this podi with idli/ dosa and  plain rice topped with sesame oil.. Its a healthy and delicious podi variety.

Ingredients :

• Curry leaves – 1 bunch (1 cup)
• Red chilly – 2-3 nos
• Pepper – 1 tsp
• Urad dal (round) – 2 tbsp ( or u can add 1 tbsp of urad and  1 tbsp of channa dal )
• Hing / Asafetida – 2 pinches
• Salt – to taste

Method :

• Heat a kadai with a tbsp of oil and add the red chilly, urad dal, pepper corns and hing.
• Roast till the dal changes to golden brown color.
• Transfer the roasted ingredients to a plate.switch off the flame.
• In the same hot kadai , add the curry leaves and toss it well.(fire off!!)
• Leave it for sometime.. the curry leaves become crispy.
• Finally grind everything to a fine /a bit coarse powder by adding the required salt. ( i always grind a bit coarse)

Serve with idly / dosa or mix with plain rice by adding sesame oil.