Curry Leaf Powder

Karuveppilai podi/Curry leaf powder is an ever present thing in our home.Love to have it with piping hot rice drizzled with a tablespoon of ghee.The ingredients and the quantities used vary through each household.This is my moms recipe. You need: Curry leaves / Karuveppilai leaves-4 cups Gram dhal/Kadalai Paruppu- 1 cup Urad dhal[White]/Uluththam paruppu-1 cup…

Coriander Chutney RM # 2

You Need: Coriander leaves – 1 bunch Cocount[grated] – ¼ cup Green chillies – 4 [adjust to taste] Tamarind – gooseberry size Salt to taste Seasoning: Oil – 1 tsp Mustard – ¼ tsp Split white urad dhal – ¼ tsp 1.Clean the coriander leaves and chop them and keep it aside. 2.Grind these coriander…

Keerai Kadaiyal [Greens Gravy]

I am sure that all of us[or at least most of us] have gone through the ‘I-hate-greens’ phase in spite of hearing the advice -“Eat your greens”! .Looking back now,I can understand why mom used to emphasize on the addition of greens in the diet. The nutritive value of green leafy vegetables[Keerai/Soppu] cannot be undermined.Though…