Curry vepala podi (Curry leaves Chutney powder)

Curry vepela podi is an authentic South Indian recipe. The dominated aromatic  flavor of this recipe is the curry leaf. This recipe is a powdered chutney made of curry leaves.

Ingredients:

1. Curry leaves (1 cup)
2. Red chilly (5)
3. Bengal gram dal/channa dal
4. Coriander seeds (3 tsp)
5. Salt as per taste
6. Black gram dal/urad dal (2 tsp)
7. Cumin seeds (1 tsp)

Method:

1. Heat a frying pan, add urad dal, channa dal and roast it in a slow flame for 30-40 seconds.
2. Add red chillies and roast again.
3. Add coirander seeds and cumin seeds and roast.
4. Once the aroma of the spice spread and channa dal turns golden brown, switch off the flame and keep the mixute aside.
5. Heat the same pan add the curry leaves and roast them in a slow flame till the curry leaves turns crispy.
6. Once the leaves turn crispy, swith off the flame and add the leaves to the spice mixute.
7. Add the mixture and salt in a grinder and powder them.

Curry leaves podi is ready to be served with ghee along with steamed rice, idli or dosa.