Curry Leaves Thokku / Karuveppilai Thokku

Curry Leaves Thokku / Karuveppilai Thokku

Ingredients:

To Grind into coarse paste:

• Curry leaves - 75 grams
• Ginger - 1 inch
• Tamarind - small gooseberry size
• Mustard seeds -  1/2 tsp

To make Powder:

• Gram dal - 1 tbsp
• Urad dal - 1 tbsp
• Pepper - 1 tsp
• Jerra seeds - 1 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp
• Hing - 1/2 tsp
• Red chillies - 8
• Coriander seeds - 2 tsp

Method:

• Heat oil in a pan, add curry leaves,tamarind and ginger and saute it for 3 to 4 mins. Allow it to cool and grind the curry leaves, tamarind, ginger in to a coarse paste.

• Fry the items to be powdered in a teaspoon of oil separately, cool it and powder it.

• Again heat oil in a pan, and when it is hot, add mustard seeds. When it pops up add curry leaves paste and salt.

• Fry the paste for five minutes on low flame. Then add the ground powder and fry again for a few minutes. The oil will float on top

• Switch off the stove and let it cool. Store the prepared curry leaves thokku in a jar.
• Serve, this with hot rice. 

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