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…

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…