Curry Leaves Spiced Powder

 

Ingredients

1) Curry Leaves - 2 Cups

2) Sesame Seeds - 1/2 Cup

3) Dried Red Chilly's - 4 or 5 ( Or more if you need a little spice)

4) Garlic - 5-6 Garlic Cloves

5) Jeera - 2 Tablespoons

6) Whole Urad dal - 1/2 Cup

7) Whole Chana dal - 1/2 Cup

8) Salt as per taste

Procedure

1) Roast Chana Dal, Urad Dal , Sesame Seeds separately and let them cool

2) Roast Jeera and Garlic Gloves (use the cloves without peeling the skin) , add Red Chilly's just before switching off the stove - Let this mixture cool

3) Lightly Roast the Curry Leaves till it leaves the moisture, and become crispy. Make sure to not roast them on high flame. This needs to be done on low flame

4) Coarse grind Sesame seeds and keep it aside

5) Add all the remaining ingredients ( Roasted Urad Dal, Chana Dal, Jeera, Garlic, Red Chillies, Curry leaves) along with salt and make it into a fine powder

6) Add this ground fine powder to sesame seeds powder and mix well

7) Curry leaves spiced powder ready

Curry leaves spiced powder can be used as a side to eat Idly's, Dosa's, mix in Rice, add to curd as an instant raitha or Chutney etc.,

Enjoy !!