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Curry leaves are one of the staples of Indian cooking. Its the one herb that we cannot do without and you will find this in practically every Indian kitchen, or shall I say refrigerator :) However limited space people have around their houses and apartments, its not uncommon to see at least one curry leaves plant that is carefully watered and tended to. My mom has about three plants around the house and my sis has practically a tree growing out of her backyard.
The house we moved into first in Singapore had 3 plants outside the front door. A neem plant, a money plant and curry leaves! The other 2 died when I went to India for 3 weeks but the curry leaves plant harbored on and was still standing strong and healthy when we moved out 2 weeks back. I miss breaking out fresh sprigs of curry leaves while cooking but some good things must come to an end.
However, I didn't leave before I made this super-quick chutney one day. As we know, curry leaves are just added for flavor to dishes and most of us remove them from our servings before we eat, but they are said to have high iron content. No wonder my grandma used to force me to eat them and promised a head full of lustrous hair if I did! Our maid of so many years, Mary, loves the flavor of curry leaves and any dish made by her is sure to have a generous amount of these lovely-smelling leaves.
I have gone on and on, quite uncharacteristically (cuz I do all the ranting here) but I guess that shows my love for curry leaves.
Curry Leaves Chutney Recipe
What I Used:
Curry leaves - 2 cups (just throw them in loose)
Grated coconut (fresh or frozen) - 3/4 cup
Tamarind paste - 1 tsp (mix in 1 tbsp warm water to a marble-sized amount and squueze well)
Dried red chillies - 2 to 3, depending on taste
Hing / asafoetida / kaayam / perungayam - a pinch
Garlic - 2 pods (optional)
Oil - 1 tbsp
Salt - to taste
How I Made It:
1. Heat oil and add the red chillies and garlic (if using), making sure they don't burn by lowering the heat.
2. Now add all the other ingredients and fry for about 5 minutes, until the curry leaves turn slightly brittle and the coconut turns a light brown.
3. Remove from fire, cool and grind well.
I am sending this to Andrea's Grow Your Own.
28 People Said..:
Wow this is something new to me. Looks gr8. Love the pleasing color.
Yes,sure curry leaves have a lots of medicinal value,my brother dont throw away,he eats in every dish!
Aaah... Have never tried curry leaves chutney with coconut. Sounds delicious and looks beautiful! :)
Nags, I love the colour of your kariveppelai chutney, such a vibrant green. A perfect snadwich spread too.
fresh and yummy.. i love karuvepilai chutney.
I wish I had a curry plant. The leaves are incredibly delicious!
Great site!
delicious chutney! I too posted a recipe for this long back. But I didn't add coconut and garlic to it. looks mouth-watering and fresh! Nice pics.
What yummy and healthy chutney! looks good too... :)
That looks greeeeeen and refreshing! I make a curry leaves chutney from the Pedatha cookbook which is quite tasty.
hi Naga, this is superb! I have never had curry leaves chutney, only curry leaves powder used for idli/ dosa. Will surely try this, though I will substitute the tamarind with lemon juice and try it:-) About the lustrous hair bit, I remember my mother used to force me to chew and eat them along with the vegetables from the thoran, and I really wonder if it did any good! Btw, the pics on flickr are a giveaway of your next recipe, I think...
Hi Nags..
Does this chutney go well with rice? Any serving suggestions are most welcome :)
I've never tasted this chutney.. but my mom wanted to make this once ages back.. and we all said yuck!. I don't know if she secretly made it but I so want to try this myself now...
Thanks for the recipe..
A - we had it with rice, sambar and some stir fried vegetables. You can also spread it on bread though I am not sure how good that will taste. I personally prefer coriander chutney for sandwiches.
wow, that looks intriguing, and definitely new! I'm inclined to try it soon Nags:)
Kariveppilai chutney is something new to me..we make a dry chutney[more like a powder] with curry leaves,dessicated coconut and some other spices.This one looks quite easy and a temporary subsitute to the dry chutney!!
Thats a lovely colour! Nice and delicious!
Lovely clicks. I never had curry leaves chutney. Will definitely try it out.
oh, this is one healthy recipe!!!! As a kid, I was always anemic, and my doc always prescribed curry leaves!!! :D
Love the pictures as well....
hey nags I can smell it here!! looks very inviting.
after along time at ur place,...:-)curry leaves chutney is new for me,,nd ya luved the new look of ur blog,.;-)
Looks green n lovely!
i';ve made the curry leaves powder with little dal and spices...which tastes good with rice an ddoasa too...have you tried the raita made from curry leaves...?
i must try this...i have a huge packet of curry leaves bought from NTUC :(
Wow, this sounds so good. Can curry leaves be grown in colder climates? I'm guessing no. Would love to try these.
I would really like to taste this someday. I'll try to get my hands on some fresh curry leaves when overseas.
hey lovely recipe nags! should try this one day!
That is awesome that you have your own karivepilai plant dude! And this chutney looks super cool. Yeah, I'm so critical of my pictures these days, been realizing how crappy most of them are when I'm looking at other peoples gorgeous pics. Especially in Click!!!
Good to see how much married life and cooking is working out for ya!
Yes, now that plant is gone and I have a new one. Using fresh curry leaves is like nirvana to me :D Married life totally agrees with me. I was not that great at being single, anyway ;)
hi ,iam sudha. just i try to make this curry chutney its really a good taste. always my husband asking to make varities of chutney. so, i find out to this blog its very tasty and thankyou to view this reciepies. hatts off.
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sudharajendran
Thanks Sudha! Very glad you liked the curry leaves chutney recipe :)
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