Karuveppilai Thuvaiyal – Karuveppilai Thogayal

Karuveppilai Thuvaiyal is a healthy & easy recipe to go with rice or even idli/dosa. I prefer consuming curry leaves in the form of this thogayal or thokku rather than adding it in dishes just for fragrance and discarding it while eating 🙂 And I must mention, curry leaves are expensive here, so no wasting! Karuveppilai or curry leaves is known for its health benefits. Its rich in iron. Thuvaiyal is meant to be thick rather than a normal chutney. Try this Karuveppilai Thokku recipe if interested.

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[Preparation Time-10 mins : Cooking Time- 5 mins]

Karuveppilai Thuvaiyal Ingredients:

• Karuveppilai/Curry Leaves – 1/2 cup
• Oil – 1 tsp
• Dry chillies – 4
• Urad Dal – 1 tbsp
• Sambar Onion – 4
• Garlic – 3
• Coconut – 2 tbsp
• Tamarind Paste – 1/4 tsp
• Salt – as needed

Method:

• Heat a pan with oil and add the dry red chillies & urad dal. Saute for a few minutes in low flame until urad dal turns golden brown.

• Add the sambar onions, garlic, coconut shavings & curry leaves. Saute till the curry leaves shrink, meanwhile the raw smell of onions and garlic would go away.

• Cool the ingredients and then take it in a mixer. Add tamarind paste and required salt. Grind it with less water into a semi-coarse paste.

Thats it! Karuveppilai Thuvaiyal ready.

Serve with rice or idli/dosa.

Tips:

1. Saute the red chillies in low flame, else you will end up making everyone cough in your house.
2. U can saute the onion and garlic for a no-onion no-garlic version.
3. Adjust the amount of red chillies according to the spice level of the chillies you use.
4. Add very less water, just for ease of grinding.
5. No tempering is needed for this thogayal. U may add if you wish though.

– By Sundari Nathan