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Kitchen Tip: Preserve curry leaves the easy way

Published 4 months ago • 1 min read

Don't let Fresh Curry leaves go to waste 🌿

Have you ever bought a bunch of curry leaves and wanted to use every single one of it? Or felt bad for picking it and throwing away even after knowing it's Health benefits?

Here's how to use it all, ACTUALLY consume it

  1. Pick out any yellow/ blackish curry leaves. Dark green mature leaves works best for this rather than the young tender ones. Keep the tender ones for tempering.
  2. Wash, air dry the curry leaves completely.
  3. Heat your Air fryer to 177 C / 350 F
  4. Once add food prompts, spread the basket with curry leaves. Place the removable plate on top to prevent leaves from flying around.
  5. After 2 minutes, pull out the drawer and give it a shake.
  6. Return and again air fry for 2 minutes. This time after a minute, check if the leaves are crisp. If yes, you can stop and cool down. If not, finish the next minute.
  7. Place it in a blender and powder it.
  8. Store in an airtight container.

Uses

  • I sprinkle 1/4 tsp - 1/2 tsp in all my south Indian cooking - Poriyal, curry, kuzhambu, sambar, vathakuzhambu, etc.
  • Sprinkle in Sundals
  • Use it in drinks like chaas, buttermilk.
  • Deep fried items like Gobi 65, Bajji batter, bonda, pakoras.

This ensures you consume the curry leaves, makes the dish flavorful, no wasting of the curry leaves anymore!

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