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Karuveppilai thokku

curry leaves thokku
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Ingredients

To roast and grind

  • 25 grams curry leaves
  • 15 grams tamarind
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 8 red chilli
  • 1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
  • 5 small onions
  • 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
  • 1/2 tablespoon coriander seeds
  • 1 teaspoon rock salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

To temper

  • 1/4 cup sesame oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • asafoetida
  • 1/2 tablespoon kashmiri chilli powder

curry leaves Thokku

  • 1/2 teaspoon jaggery
  • water around 1/2 cup

Instructions

Roast and grind

  • Add sesame oil and heat
  • Furthermore add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, coriander seeds, sesame seeds and red chilli; roast
  • Add onion and saute for 30 seconds
  • Furthermore add curry leaves and tamarind; mix well
  • add turmeric powder; mix well and cool
  • Transfer to the mixie jar and grind
  • add water and grind again

Kariveppila thokku

  • Add oil and heat
  • furthermore add mustard seeds and splutter
  • add asafoetida and kashmiri chilli powder; mix well
  • add ground mixture; quick mix
  • furthermore add water, jaggery and cook till oil oozes out and turns into thokku consistency

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