Ingredients

• 4 cups - Curry leaves
• 1/4 cup - Black gram
• 2 tbsp - Bengal gram
• 1 tsp - Cumin seeds
• 8 - Whole red chillies (dry)
• A pinch of asafoetida
• 1 or 2 tsp - Oil
• Salt as required

How to Make Spicy curry leaves powder

• Wash curry leaves well and spread on a newspaper for some time until the water dries out.
• Heat oil in a pan and add red chillies, urad dal, channa dal and saute well until the dals change colour. Transfer to a plate.
• Add cumin seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves to the same pan and saute well for some time.
• Transfer the contents to a different plate.
• Allow it to cool down.
• Add dals to the blender first and blend into a powder.
• To this add red chillies and grind again.
• Finally add the curry leaves mixture and salt and run the blender until the contents are powdered.
• Transfer the powder to an airtight jar and enjoy with rice and a dollop of ghee.
• This powder can be stored for many days.
• Recipe courtesy: Uma Priya
• http://www.trendyrelish.com/