Kariveppilai / Curry Leaves Thokku

Kariveppilai / Curry Leaves Thokku

Today I'm going to give you a Delicious​ Recipe, Kariveppilai Thokku / Curry Leaves Thokku! If you feel bored to cook anything, but don't want to go out for eating, then you can have this thokku for making your meal great and fulfilled! Just mix a spoon of this thokku with gingelly oil to hot Rice and taste it! No side dish is needed.

You want to know how to make it! Here we go!

Ingredients :

Kariveppilai / Curry Leaves - 2 cups
Kadalai Paruppu / Bengal Gram Dhall - 1 tsp
Dhaniya Seeds - 1 tsp
Red Chilli - 5 / 6
Asafoitida powder / Hing - 2 pinches
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Chilli powder - 2 / 3 tsp (optional)
Tamarind - 1 big Amla sized
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Fenugreek Seeds - 2 tsp
Gingelly Oil - 2 / 3 tbsp
Salt - to taste.

Method :

Wash Curry Leaves and drain and dry it in shade by spreading it in a clean dry towel!

Soak tamarind for about 30 minutes and  take a thick extract from it and keep aside.

Roast Fenugreek seeds to Golden brown without oil! Dry grind it to make a fine powder in a mixer jar and keep aside.

Roast, Kadalai Paruppu / Bengal Gram Dhall, Dhaniya Seeds, Red Chilli with 1 tsp oil to golden brown and allow it to cool.

Dry grind the above roasted ingredients in a mixer grinder to a powder and keep this masala powder aside.

Roast the dried Curry Leaves with very little oil slightly.

Wet grind the roasted Curry Leaves with the thick Tamarind extract and required salt! Make a smooth paste! Water can be added if needed!

Take a thick bottomed pan! Heat 1 tbsp Gingelly Oil!

Pour the smooth Curry Leaves paste and saute in low flame.

Add Turmeric powder, Roasted masala powder one after another and continue stirring! If you feel like adding more Chilli powder, it can be added now!

Check for salt and add if necessary.

Take care that it doesn't catch at the bottom!

If the added oil is taken by the paste, then add more oil little by little and continue stirring.

When the paste becomes like a ball and the observed oil comes out of it, remove from the stove.

Season with Mustard Seeds and Asafoitida powder. Add 1 tsp Fenugreek powder and mix well!

Kariveppilai Thokku is ready!

Store it in a clean dry airtight container!

It tastes great with hot Rice and gingelly oil! No side dish is needed for this great thokku!

Note :

• It lasts long for about one month.
• Use Crystal Salt for making Thokku! It'll act as a preservative!
• The masala powder which we made can be used for making any type of Variety Rice, Kootu and any spicy Poriyal!  

Have a healthy days! Will revert back with a delicious Recipe soon! Bye friends!