Curry leaves powder recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup Curry leaves (tightly packed)
• 1/2 cup Urad dal/ Ulutham paruppu
• 10 Red chillies
• 3 tbsp Coconut (grated)
• 1/4 tsp Asafoetida
• 2 tsp Oil
• Salt

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Roasting curry leaves ---

2. 2

   I tried microwaving for making the curry leaves crisp for powdering it easily. And it did a great job in just 3 minutes!

3. 3

   Just spread the cleaned leaves in the microwave oven’s plate.(its should not be watery, so dry in a newspaper after washing the leaves).

4. 4

   Microwave in high for 2-3 minutes. Microwave one minute per one time.

5. 5

   Just stir the leaves with hand each time to ensure evenness. Give 2 minutes standing time to feel the crispness.

6. 6

   Heat a kadai. Add oil, roast urad dal, red chillies and coconut until golden brown in order.

7. 7

   Cool down and first grind red chillies, coconut, asafoetida, salt and curry leaves together to a fine powder.

8. 8

   Then lastly add Urad dal and grind to a coarse powder.