Karuvepillai Kuzhambhu/ Curry Leaves Kuzhambhu

 

Today's recipe is also From Garden to Table😉😉😉 Today's Special is Karuvepillai Kuzhambu which is made with Curry Leaves from our Garden. It is very easy to make and healthy one too. It is very tasty . We won't need lot of curry leaves ,only like 6-7 stems of curry leaves which comes to half cup of leaves. Lets start . 

Onion - 1/2 cup chopped

Tomato - 1 chopped

Garlic   - 6-7(peeled and split lengthwise)

Ginger paste - 1/2 tsp

Sambhar Powder- 1/2 tsp

Coriander - 1-2 tsp

Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

Tamarind - small gooseberry size ( soak and take the water)

water - 2 cups

Rice flour - 1 tsp ( for thickening)

Gingelly oil - 2tsp (optional)

Grind

Curry leaves - leaves from 6-7 ( comes around to 1/4 to 1/2 cup)

Coriander leaves - 3 tbsps (optional)

Roasted Peanuts - 1-2 tsp

tomato - 1 small one (1/4 cup chopped)

Seasoning 

Oil- 2 tsp

Mustard -1/2 tsp

Channa dhal - 1 tsp

Fenugreek- 1/4 tsp

Asafoetida- 1 pinch

First grind the ingredients and keep it ready

Heat a Pan and keep the flame in medium. 

Add oil and when it is hot add the seasoning ingredients mustard, channa dhal , fenugreek and asafoetida.

Then add the onion and saute

Add the garlic,ginger paste and tomato.Saute for few minutes and add salt, turmeric .

After sautéing for 2-3 minutes add the ground curry leaves/ Karuvepillai mixture.

Mix it and add the sambhar powder , coriander powder and allow it to cook . Keep on stirring in between .

Then add the tamarind water in it.

Add the 2 cups of water too and close the lid allowing it to cook more.

Add the rice flour mixed with little water and this is for thickening and completely optional.

After few minutes it will thicken and reduced to 2 cups from 3 cups. If you want more thick let it boil more.

We can smell the aroma of Karuvepillai/Curry leaves.Just before switching off the stove add the gingelly oil 2 tsp and turn it off.

Now yummy healthy Karuvepillai Kuzhambhu /Curry leaves Kuzhambhu is ready to eat with Hot Rice/Idli.