Curry leaves rice, a flavorsome rice dish made with curry leaf and spices. An aromatic lunch box dish, that can be made quickly.
Curry leaf, a common ingredient found in every south-indian kitchen. We have been using curry leaf and turmeric in our regular cooking, long before it piqued the interest of scientists. The term food is medicine ( Unave Marunthu ) is very true in Indian Cooking.
Karuvepilai or curry leaf is an excellent source of anti-oxidants, they help in reducing bad cholesterol, balancing insulin levels and much more. Above all, the mesmerizing aroma of karuvepilai brings an amazing flavor to the dish.
Mixed rice dishes are quick and easy recipe to make. I usually have a bowl of leftover rice in my fridge after weekend cooking. With leftover rice such mixed rice dishes gets ready in minutes. Serve this mixed rice with a simple stir fry for a complete meal.
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The ingredients
- Curry leaves, i have used fresh ones you can use dried too.
- Spices, i have red chilies for the spice. Coriander seed is a must include ingredient whenever you are making a dry spice powder.
- Dal/Lentils, chana dal again is a must include ingredient when we make dry spice powder as it adds volume to the spice.\
- Tamarind, do not miss adding this, tamarind adds a nice tang to the final dish.
Curry leaves rice | Karuvepilai saadam
Ingredients
- 2 cups Cooked rice i have used sona masuri rice variety
- salt to taste
To Roast & grind
- 2 fistfuls curry leaves
- 3 - 4 nos red chillies
- 1 tablespoon chana dal
- 2 teaspoon coriander seeds
- a small marble-sized ball of tamarind
- salt to taste
Tempering
- 1 teaspoon oil
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds/ kadugu
- 1 teaspoon urad sal
- 2 nos red chilies
- 2 tbsp broken cashewnuts
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ⅛ teaspoon hing /asafoetida
Instructions
- Heat a kadai/tadka pan, dry roast chana dal,coriander seeds and red chilies. Take it off the stove. In the same pan, add the curry leaves and dry roast until crisp. Let the roasted ingredients cool for 5 minutes
- Take them in a small mixer or a spice grinder, add tamarind, pulse and grind it to a fine powder. Do not add water. We need a dry spice powder. Once done, keep aside until use.
- The curry leaves powder can be made in small batches and stored in an air-tight container. This can be used to make quick mixed rice dishes, or added to dry curries for extra flavor.
To make the rice
- In the same pan used to dry roast the ingredients, add oil given under tempering, when it is hot, add and splutter mustard seeds, add red chilies, hing, urad dal and cashewnuts.
- Once the dal and nuts turns golden brown, add the ground curry leaves powder to it and saute for a minute.
- Take it off the stove, add cooked rice to this, mix well. Adjust salt and serve warm with any raita or crisp of your choice.
Disclaimer
I m not a Doctor or a Nutritionist The Nutrition information provided above comes from the plugin and is only an estimate.
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This curry leaves rice is a quick and easy to make. You can either use freshly cooked rice or use up leftover rice to make this flavorsome rice dish. Serve this with a delicious brinjal fry for a delicious lunch.
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Preeti Kashyap
Looks lovely! thanks a lot!
Padhu
i love curry leaves rice very much .Nice and flavorful .Looks yummy!!
Seema Sriram
Amma used to make this so often for lunchboxes. Surpisingly I never caught on to it, now, will do.
Vandana
I love South Indian rice recipes and keep on making them regularly. This is a new recipe for me, I had never heard of curry leaves rice before, will definitely try it.
Lata Lala
How lovely to know that rice variety can be made of using curry leaves also. This must have tasted delicious
Uma Srinivas
Curry leaves always give nice flavor and vitamins. Your rice looks delicious with toasted nuts.
Jayashree T.Rao
I made this a couple of times, it tastes good and ideal for the lunch box too. Useful recipe.
Mayuri Patel
Every time I see a curry leaves rice, I'm so tempted to make it. Next time I get a huge bunch of curry leaves this is the first thing I want to try. I love curry leaves. The tempering with cashew nuts makes it even more inviting.
sapana
Curry leaves have such strong flavors and I can imagine the amazing taste it would have given in the rice.
Padma Veeranki
I love variety rice recipes and keep making them regularly. This is one of my favourite ways to consume curry leaves after thogayal...Yours looks delicious...Awesome share!!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
I was hoping that you will be making something from the curry leaves from your pot? Did you use those? My MIL sends me back with a big batch of the spiced karuvepillai powder every year and I enjoy it with rice. Looks so tempting!
Jagruti's Cooking Odyssey
Nowadays curry leaves are luxury here, as expensive as saffron. I bet this rice tasted so flavourful.
Sasmita
Curry leaves rice sounds so flavorful priya ! Love this aromatic dish which is perfect for lunch box idea. So easy to make in a quick time.
Lathiya
Including curry leaves in our diet is healthy way considering the health benefits of the curry leaves. This rice looks easy and delicious.