Curry Leaves Rice
A South Indian curry leaves rice (karuveppilai sadam), where cooked rice is tossed with a freshly ground roasted powder of curry leaves, dry coconut, chana and urad dal, red chilli and tamarind, then tempered with mustard, peanuts and asafoetida.
Ingredients
Main
- Dry Coconut — 2 tbsp (whole)
- red chilli — 3 piece (ground)
- salt — 1 tsp (whole)
- oil — 3 tsp (whole)
- Peanuts — 2 tbsp (whole)
- rice — 150 g (whole)
- cumin — 1 piece (ground)
- Chana Dal — 1 tbsp (whole)
- mustard — 1 tsp (ground)
- Urad Dal — 1 tbsp (whole)
Tempering
- Asafoetida — 1 pinch (ground)
- Curry Leaves — 1 piece (ground)
Method
- firstly, prepare the masala powder by heating 2 tsp oil and add 1 tbsp urad dal, 1 tbsp chana dal.
- also add ½ tsp coriander seeds and ½ tsp jeera / cumin. roast until the dal turns golden brown.
- further add 3 dried red chilli, 2 tbsp dry coconut, small ball sized tamarind and continue to roast on low flame.
- now add ½ cup curry leaves and roast on low flame.
- roast until the curry leaves turn crisp.
- cool the spices completely and transfer to the small blender.
- blend to smooth powder without adding any water. curry leaves masala powder ready.
- now in a large kadai heat 3 tsp oil and add 1 tsp mustard, 1 dried red chilli, pinch hing and few curry leaves.
- also add 2 tbsp peanuts and splutter the tempering.
- further add 2 cup cooked rice. make sure to use leftover rice or cool the rice completely.
- also add prepared masala powder and 1 tsp salt.
- mix well making sure the spice powder is combined well.
- further add 2 tbsp water and mix gently.
- cover and simmer for 3 minutes, or until the flavours are absorbed completely.
- finally, enjoy curry leaves rice recipe with raita.
Common questions
- Curry Leaves Rice ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- करी पत्ता चावल ko English mein Curry Leaves Rice likhte hain.
- Ek plate Curry Leaves Rice mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 253 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 15 min lagta hai — 5 min taiyari, 10 min pakana.