How to make Curry leaves Powder

Ingredients

• • Curry leaves powder - 2 tablespoons
• • Black gram dal - ¼ cup
• • Bengal gram dal - ¼ cup
• • Red chillies - 20
• • Salt - as required
• • Tamarind - lime size
• • Garlic - 10 flakes
• • Mint leaves powder - 1 teaspoon

Method

• 1. Separate the curry leaves from its bark.
• 2. Wash and wipe with a cloth.
• 3. Dry by spreading on a clean towel.
• 4. When it is completely dry, roast it in a hot shallow
• 5. Pan till it becomes crisp.
• 6. Remove from fire and powder it.
• 7. Measure this powder.
• 8. Dry roast black gram and bengal gram dal separately.
• 9. Fry red chillies alone in oil.
• 10. Powder everything together.
• 11. At the end add Mint leaves powder, salt, tamarind and garlic.
• 12. Pound well.
• 13. Store in clean dry jar.