Jan 23, 2014

Karibevu Chitranna / Curry Leaves Rice

Karibevu Chitranna or Curry Leaves Rice is a healthy and flavorful one pot meal made with Curry leaves blended with spices. Nutritious, flavorful and delicious. Enjoy!!


Ingredients


Grinding
Grated coconut: 2-3 tbsp 
Jeera: 1-2 tsp
Red chili: 4-5 (according to taste)
Pepper:2-3
Salt:for taste
Curry leaves-handful

Seasoning-
peanuts: few
Cashews-few
Hing-Pinch
oil for frying 3-4 tsp
Mustard -1/2 tsp
Urad dal-1/2 tsp
Chana dal-1/2 tsp



Method-  Pressure cook rice and spread it on plate to cool. 
In a kadai,roast curry leaves,jeera,red chilies,pepper in little oil.
Next grind curry leaves, jeera,pepper,red chillies with coconut to a nice paste with little water.Take a kadai, heat oil and add peanuts /cashews and fry well.Keep it aside.Add mustard,chana dal urad dal,hing,and sauté. Add the coconut curry paste mixture and fry for1-2 mins.
Next add the rice, salt ,fried peanuts and mix well and serve Karibevu Chitranna / Curry Leaves Rice hot.


(you can add green chilies i/o of red if req)


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Jun 19, 2013

Karibevu Chutney/Curry Leaves Chutney

Karibevu chutney or Curry leaves Chutney is chutney made from simple curry leaves (kadipatta). Blended with spices it has a unique taste.

Curry leaves is abundant with iron, carbohydrates, energy and vitamins Nutritious, healthy and delicious, you must try making this !!
Ingredients:


  • Curry leaves( Karibevu ) -1/2 cup
  • (cleaned)
  • Grated dry coconut 3-4 tbsp
  • Chana dal 3-4 tbsp
  • Tamarind lemon size
  • Red Chillies-6-7
  • Jaggery-1/2 tsp (opt)
  • Seasoning
  • Mustard-1/2 tsp
  • Hing-pinch
  • Salt-taste

Method:

In a kadai, add tsp of oil fry chana dal and red chillies well on low heat. Next add dry coconut and curry leaves and fry Add tamarind and fry. Set it aside to cool. Grind the above mixture in a smooth paste in a blender. 

Next add seasoning, heat oil in a pan, add mustard, hing once done add it to the chutney.
Enjoy the chutney with dosa or idli.




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