KARUVEPILLAI PODI : Curry leaves Chutney powder

Curry leaves podi ingredients 

I love to keep a stock of various kinds of chutney powder handy at home. There are umpteen varieties of chutney powders, curry leave podi is one of my speciality.

Ingredients :

1. Curry Leaves  2 cups tightly packed
2. Tuvar Dal 1/4 cup
3. Chana dal ¼ cup
4. Roasted Gram Dal: 1/4 cup
5. Dry Red Chillies:   6-7 no.s 
6. Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
7. Garlic   :    3 cloves.
8. Sesame Seeds:       1 tbsp
9. Hing   :    1/4-1/2 tsp
10. Salt   :    to taste
11. Oil  :    1 tsp
12. Tiny ball of tamarind – a marble size

Method : 

• Heat a pan, dry roast curry leaves until it turns dry, crisp n flavor comes. Almost 3 to 4 minutes in medium heat.
• After that transfer the leaves to a plate n keep aside.
• Now to the same pan add oil, heat it then add garlic, cumin seeds, Tuvar dal, roasted gram dal n dry red chili and roast everything in medium flame until the dal turns golden brown n flavor comes. ( it would be nice if you roasted everything separately )
• Then add hing and tamarind mix it and remove from the stove n transfer it to a plate n allow to cool.
• To the same pan, add sesame seeds and roast till light golden brown and transfer to a plate
• After cooling, first blend garlic n dry red chilli to coarse mixture then add curry leaves and sesame seeds pulse it for few seconds. ( i used a motor and pestle ...to get the authentic traditional taste)
• Now add dal, enough salt and grind it to a fine coarse powder