Curry Leaves Rice Recipe||Karivepaku Rice Recipe
Kadi patta or curry leaves are staple in Indian dishes, Commonly used as seasoning, this leaf adds a special flavour to every dish.
Curry leaves Rice is a flavored rice recipe prepared with fresh curry leaves paste, freshly grated coconut and tempered with Indian spices to enhance the taste of rice.
Curry leaves rice is prepared easily with available ingredients in your kitchen as it needs less time and ingredients.
You can enjoy curry leaves rice in your breakfast/ lunch meal and even pack in your lunch boxes.
Curry leaves rice is soft and good to taste.
You can substitute curry leaves with fresh coriander leaves.
In Karnataka curry leaves rice and coriander rice recipes are prepared in every house.
Curry leaves rice is called as karibevu rice/anna and coriander rice is called as Kothimbir rice/ anna.
There are number of easy to prepare rice recipes in Karnataka which are prepared according to the season and availability of seasonal vegetables.
Curry leaves, botanically classified as Murraya koenigii, grow on a deciduous tree.
Curry leaves are known as Karieppilai, Karivepaaku, Kari Patta, Karibevu and Sweet neem leaves.
Curry leaves are Packed with carbohydrates, fiber, calcium, phosphorous, irons and vitamins like vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin E.
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- Cuisine – South Indian
- Recipe – Rice
- Type – Lunch box
- Preparation time – 5 time
- Cooking time – 15 minutes
- Total time – 20 minutes
- Author – Nagajyothi
Ingredients to prepare Curry Leaves Rice
- Curry leaves – 1 cup (medium size bunch)
- Groundnut Oil – 1 tbsp
- Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
- Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
- Chana dal – 1 tsp
- Curry leaves – 6 to 8
- Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp
- Green chillies – 5 to 6
- Cashew nuts – 1 tbsp
- Ghee/clarified butter – 1 tbsp
Video Recipe of Curry Leaves Rice
Step 1)
To prepare curry leaves rice firstly we need to prepare a paste of curry leaves by blending 1 cup of fresh curry leaves by adding 1/2 cup of water.
Step 2)
Take a pan pre heat for few seconds, pour 2 tsp of groundnut oil or coconut oil or as per your choice, add 1/4 tsp of mustard seeds into the pan.
Step 3)
Then add 1/4 tsp of cumin seeds, 1/4 tsp of chana dal.
Step 4)
Add 1/4 tsp of urad dal, roast until lentils become brownish in colour (If want you can add 1 tsp of peanuts along with lentils)
Step 5)
Add 5 to 6 slit green chilies into the tempered lentils mixture, sauté and cook for few seconds.
Step 6)
Now add blended curry leaves paste into the pan, mix well.
Step 7)
Add 1 tsp of turmeric powder and 1 tsp of rock salt, sauté and mix with the tempered curry leaves paste.
Step 8)
Add 1 tsp of curry leaves and 1 tsp of coriander leaves. mix.
Step 9)
Now add 1 large cup (250 gm’s) of pre cooked rice into the pan, mix rice gently with the tempered paste.
Step 10)
Add freshly grated 1 cup of coconut into the rice, mix altogether.
Step 11)
Then add 1 tbsp. of roasted cashew nuts and 1 tbsp. of ghee/clarified butter into the prepared rice.
Step 11)
Switch off the stove, then slowly give a nice mix.
Step 12)
Transfer the prepared curry leaves rice into a serving bow, garnish with roasted cashew nuts and fresh coriander leaves.
Step 13)
Serve with your favorite roasted masala papad/happala with fresh curds and veg salad.
Curry Leaves
- Chewing raw curry leaves or drinking a cup of curry leaves tea every day can prevent weight gain and reduce body cholesterol.
- Eating curry leaves keeps liver healthy.
- The antioxidants in curry leaves provide strength to the hair follicles and control hair loss. They also moisturise the scalp and improve blood circulation in the scalp, which helps prevents hair loss.
- Curry leaves are an effective remedy for hypertension. Low on salt and high on potassium.
- curry leaves can lower the levels of cholesterol in your blood. It prevents the formation of LDL cholesterol or the bad cholesterol.
- Curry leaves can be used for treating an upset stomach.
- Curry leaves aid in weight loss and help to maintain cholesterol levels.
- Curry leaves are rich in vitamin C, phosphorus, iron, calcium and nicotinic acid.
