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    How to dry Curry leaves in microwave

    November 3, 2019 By Vidya Srinivasan 1 Comment

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    How to dry curry leaves | how to preserve curry leaves for months. Check out theHow to dry curry leaves video  and If you like the video pls SUBSCRIBE to my channel

    Drying curry leaves in microwave prevents wastage and makes them stay good for longer time. Instead of wasting curry leaves, say, before a long travel, this method will help to keep curry leaves good for months. This way preserves curry leaves stay good for 2-3 months.

    Growing up we used to have curry leaves tree in my uncle’s house.  I am one among very few who likes eating karuveppilai raw - infact one of my routines everytime I visited my native is to pluck fresh curry leaves and keep eating whenever I go near the tree. During my college days knowing about my liking for curry leaves my friends mom use to add extra curry leaves when ever I visit her.

    We use to carry curry leaves to Chennai and that supply used to last for weeks.  Whenever Amma has excess curry leaves she makes Karuveppilai podi and store it for months.

    Even if it was over, vegetable vendor used to give lots of free curry leaves every time we get a fresh batch of veggies.

    Things totally changed after we moved to US. Indian stores give a small pack of curry leaves for a dollar. That’s when I realized curry leaves is like yet another veggie here.

    After years of US stay I figured out how to maintain the curry leaves, coriander leaves etc, fresh for a week. I feel bad wasting them if we are gone for a month or more.

    During my last India trip I traveled first and husband came late so I made milagu Kuzhambu, curry leaves podi and karuveppilai podi Kuzhambu for him and his lunch was taken care for few days.

    This time India trip we all traveled together and as always I had lot of curry leaves and coriander leaves in stock.

    I did this for both leaves and it was good when we came back. Fresh leaves are definitely better, but instead of throwing the leaves this dry leaves is any day better

    Dry Curry leaves in microwave

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    Cuisine: Indian
    Author: Vidya Srinivasan

    Ingredients

    • Curry leaves
    • Water

    Instructions

    • Wash curry leaves well in water
    • Strain it in a colander
    • Squeeze the curry leaves well
    • Dry the curry leaves in a cloth for atleast one hour
    • Press them with paper towel to remove moisture
    • Fold the curry leaves in a paper towel to remove extra moisture
    • Spread the curry leaves in microwave safe plate
    • Microwave for 1 minute
    • Check and repeat. Microwave again for 2 more minutes
    • Mine got done in 3 minutes. Depending on microwave powder and quantity
    • When the curry leaves can be pressed with hands it is done

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    Notes

    1. Curry leaves can also be sun dried and stored
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    Method:

    • Wash curry leaves well in water

    • Strain it in a colander
    • Squeeze the curry leaves well
    • Dry the curry leaves in a cloth for atleast one hour

    • Press them with paper towel to remove moisture

    • Fold the curry leaves in a paper towel to remove extra moisture
    • Spread the curry leaves in microwave safe plate
    • Microwave for 1 minute
    • Check and repeat. Microwave again for 2 more minutes
    • Mine got done in 3 minutes. Depending on microwave powder and quantity

    • When the curry leaves can be pressed with hands it is done

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