Karuvepilai podi is healthy, delicious  and easy to make chutney powder recipe which can be stored for months and used whenever needed. Its best for travel and lunchbox. Lets see how to prepare this healthy recipe.

INGREDIENTS:

FOR POWDER:

½  cup Urad dhal

2 tbspn Channa dhal

2 tbspnToor dhal

10 to 15 Dry red chillies

1 tbspn Cumin seeds

3 tbspn Desiccated Coconut

1 cup tightly packed Curry leaves

Salt required

FOR RICE:

2 cups Cooked Rice

2 to 2 ½ tbspn Curry leaf powder

1 tbspn Gingelly oil

Roasted Peanuts or Cashews, as needed

INSTRUCTIONS:

Wash curry leaves well, pat it with a towel to remove water and dry it well in the shade. Spread them in a cotton cloth until the moisture dries up completely. There should not be any moisture in the curry leaves.

Dry roast urad dhal, channa dhal and toor dhal until golden. When they are half roasted , add dry red chilly and fry until it turns crisp. Remove from pan.

To the same pan, add cumin seeds and coconut, toss for a min. Do not burn. Set aside to cool.

To the same pan, add curry leaves and fry until they are crisp. Cool them.

Powder them together in a blender by adding required salt and store in an air tight glass jar and use for idli, dosa or rice.

To make curry leaf rice, take 2 cups of cooked and warm rice in a bowl. Add a tablespoon of gingelly oil, few roasted nuts and 2 to 3 tablespoons of curry leaf powder.

Mix well and add more powder if needed.

Serve warm.