Karuveppilai Podi

கருவேப்பிலை பொடி (Karuveppilai Podi / Curry Leaves Powder)

Karuveppilai podi is also known as curry leaves powder, which is made from pan fried curry leaves and roasted dals. Curry leaves are a rich source of iron and folic acid.
It’s a natural remedy of anaemia. It fights for diabetes, improve digestion, lower cholesterol, prevents greying of hair. My whole family always enjoy eating this karuveppilai podi with Idly.

Ingredients for Karuveppilai Podi

Fresh Karuveppilai – 2 cups
Urad dal – 4 tbs
Channa dal – 3 tbs
Dry red chilli – 5-6
Black pepper – 1 tbs
Tamarind – 3/4 tbs
Hing – 2 small pieces
Salt as needed

Directions

Pre-preparation

Heat a drop of oil in pan and add urad dal.
Roast the dal until golden brown.
Transfer the dal into a plate.
Add channa dal and roast that too and transfer to the same plate.
Add black pepper, chili and hing then roast well.
Transfer that to the same plate.
Again drop an oil and add small pieces of tamarind then roast well.
Transfer that to the same plate.
Add curry leaves and roast until crispy (can hear the chhhh sound).
Let the roasted items to cool down completely.

Prepare Podi

Add the roasted chili, hing, black pepper, tamarind and salt then blend well.
Now add channa dal and urad dal and blend well.
Finally add the roasted curry leaves and blend into coarse powder.
Spread the ground powder into a plate or paper and let it cool down for 30 minutes.
Transfer the curry leaves powder into an air tight container.
Serve the curry leaves powder with sesame oil or ghee for Idly or rice.