Curry Leaf Kuzhambu

Today's post is a simple South Indian kuzhambu made out of curry leaves. These leaves have been quite extensively used in Indian Cooking. But do you know that these leaves are used for millions of years for their medicinal properties?

Well, Curry leaves helps in

👉 losing weight.

👉 lowering cholesterol levels.

👉 maintaining gut health.

👉 improving eye health

👉 preventing premature greying of hair.

Lets see the recipe for this simple flavorsome kuzhambu.

Ingredients:

Curry leaves 1 or 2 cups

Tamarind lemon sized

Bengal gram dal 1 tbsp

Pepper 1 tsp

Coriander Seeds 1 tsp

Red Chilli 3 or 4 depending on how spicy you want it to be

Mustard Seeds 1 tsp

Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp

Asafoetida a pinch

Salt

Oil

Method:

🌿 Soak tamarind in hot water for 15 minutes. Extract the tamarind pulp and keep it aside.

🌿 Heat oil in a pan. Add bengal gram dal, pepper, coriander seeds and red chilli. Fry it till the dal turns brown. Keep it aside.

🌿 Next add the curry leaves to the same pan. Saute it for a minute.

🌿 Switch off the flame. Grind the sauted curry leaves along with the sauted ingredients from step 2, adding little water, into a thick fine paste.

🌿 Heat oil in a pan. Once hot add mustard seeds and allow it to splutter.

🌿 Add the tamarind pulp, salt, turmeric powder, asafoetida. Allow it to boil until the raw smell of the tamarind goes away.

🌿 Add the ground curry leaf paste to the above boiling mixture and allow it to boil in medium flame for 5 minutes.

🌿 Switch off the flame.