Curry Leaves Chutney Powder | Karibevu

soppina Chutney Powder.

Curry leaves chutney powder / Karibevu Soppina pudi is very healthy and tasty way of incorporating the curry leaves
in our diet. Curry leaves / kadi patta are very flavorful leaves used in seasoning to our delicious side dishes. Apart
from the flavor, these are source of iron, calcium, fiber and much more nutrients. It improves the digestion also.. Here
I am using only 1.5 cup of curry leaves to make the podi, if it is available please use 3 to 4 cups of curry leaves.

Ingredients:
 1.5 to 2 cups packed curry leaves washed and dried on towel
 1 cup chana dal
 1/4 cup urad dal
 1/2 cup dried coconut shredded or pieces
 20 to 25 Byadagi dried red chillies ( I used 20 byadagi and 5 guntur for the extra spice
 3 TBSP Jaggery You can reduce the amount
 small lemon sized tamarind
 1.5 tsp salt

For Seasoning :

 2 tsp oil
 1 tsp mustard seeds
 little Hing / asafetida

Method:
1. Heat the pan on medium heat. Dry roast chana dal and urad dal until it turns golden brown.
2. Reduce the heat to low and dry roast the curry leaves until the leaves becomes crunchy.( there should not
be any moisture left in the leaves )
3. Now heat 2 tsp oil, once the oil is hot add hing and mustard seeds. Once the mustard seeds pops, add red
chillies and roast them until the chillies becomes just warm.
4. Turn off the heat and add all other ingredients except jaggery. (because of the heat jaggery may melt) Mix it
and allow it to cool.
5. Once it is cool enough, add jaggery and grind it to a semi coarse powder. Transfer it to a bowl. Mix it well.
6. Let the powder cool completely before you store it in a container.
Curry Leaves Powder | ಕರಿಬೇವಿನ ಪುಡಿ
Please watch the video for detailed recipe of Curry Leaves Powder.
In this video my friend Anu shows us how to make “ curry leaves powder” . she is uses this powder to make the
NEEM FLOWER Rice “ಬೇವಿನ ಹೂವಿನ ಅನ್ನ ” in our next recipe.

Curry leaves powder is healthy, tasty powder which can be stored for months.
Curry Leaves are part our south Indian Cooking. It is rich in calcium, iron, and phosphorous, And it is also
rich in Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C, and Vitamin E. It also helps in flushing out the fat from the body.
Curry leaves for weight loss is very well known and documented.
Split black gram or urad dal is very healthy, protein rich ingredient in this recipe. One cup of black lentil
contains 13 grams of protein, high fiber and rich in Vitamins along with calcium, iron, copper,
magnesium..
Coming to black pepper –  Black pepper aids digestion, and adding black pepper to the diet helps to
relieve the congestion. It reduces inflammation.
Overall this curry leaves powder has so much health benefits with absolutely amazing taste.
Use this karibevina pudi- ಕರಿಬೇವಿನ ಪುಡಿ with hot steamed rice and little bit of ghee or oil, add this to any
dry curry to enhance the taste.

Try these chutney powders like bele chutney pudi, garlic chutney powder, peanut / Shenga chutney powder….
and MORE HERE

Ingredients: 1 cup = 250ml

 1 cup curry leaves ( wash and dry )
 1 cup split black gram / uddina bele / urad dal
 around 3 tbsp pepper
 around 2 tsp salt or salt to taste
 1 big lemon size tamarind (make sure there are no seeds)

Seasoning:

 2 to 3 tsp oil
 1/4 tsp hing/ asafetida
 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
 1/4 tsp turmeric powder

Method:
1. Heat the thick bottom pan on medium heat. Dry roast the pepper,until you hear the sputter, then add urad
dal, roast it until the dals turn golden brown, transfer this to a plate
2. Now keep the pan back on stove, and reduce the heat to medium low, dry roast the curry leaves until all the
moisture evaporates, transfer this to the roasted dal.
 3. Keep the pan back on stove, add 1 tsp oil, fry the tamarind until it becomes warm, transfer this to the roasted
dal and pepper, let everything cool completely before we powder it.
4. Grind this mix to a fine powder.

we will make the seasoning:

1. Heat 2 to 3 tsp oil, once hot add mustard seeds, after it pops add hing and turmeric powder, Turn off the
heat.
2. Add the powder to the prepared seasoning , mix it really well.
3. Store it in an airtight container.
4. you can eat this with hot rice and ghee or oil, you can add it to the palya as well.
5. Please Watch the next Video for Neem Flower rice/ bevina huvina anna