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Karuveppilai kuzhambu recipe | Curry leaves kuzhambu

June 30, 2009 by Raks Anand 63 Comments / Jump to Recipe

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Learn how to make south Indian karuveppilai kuzhambu with step by step pictures. Curry leaves kuzhambu is best had with steamed rice, sesame oil or ghee. Goes well with idli dosai too.

Karuveppilai kuzhambu is very tasty and healthy,easy to make too😎!! We make it similar to the vatral kuzhambu we make, but grinding curry leaves and adding to it makes the difference. Just like this kuzhambu,only ground curry leaves make the difference😉. This can be made in bulk and keep refrigerated and use for a week. Tastes great as it gets old 😉

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Karuveppilai kuzhambu recipe

Learn how to make south Indian karuveppilai kuzhambu with step by step pictures. Curry leaves kuzhambu is best had with steamed rice, sesame oil or ghee. Goes well with idli dosai too.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Soaking time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4
Cup measurements

Ingredients

  • Tamarind - 1 small lemon sized
  • 1/2 cup Curry leaves tightly packed
  • 1.5 tbsp Sāmbar powder
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric
  • 7 Small onion/ Shallots Finely chopped
  • 12 flakes Garlic finely chopped
  • Salt - As needed
  • 1/4 tsp Jaggery
  • 1/4 tsp Pepper powder

To temper:

  • 3 tbsp Sesame oil
  • 1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds/ vendhayam
  • 1/2 tsp Mustard
  • 1 tsp Urad dal
  • 1 tsp Toor dal
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
  • Curry leaves Optional

Instructions

Karuvepillai kuzhambu step by step method:

  • Wash curry leaves and grind it with little water to a smooth paste. Extract tamarind juice from tamarind by soaking it in hot water for 20 mins. 
  • Mash tamarind well with hands after 20 mins and filter through metal strainer. Repeat with little more water to extract tamarind juice. Total measurement - 2 cups.
  • Heat kadai with oil and add all the tempering items in order and fry till golden colour.
  • Add the finely chopped onion and garlic and fry till golden brown.
  • Pour in tamarind extract,ground curry leaves, turmeric, salt, sambar powder (replace with red chilli and dhaniya powder if u dont have home made sambar powder).
  • Adjust water and boil till oil separates and floats on the top.
  • Drop jaggery and pepper powder lastly and give a boil.

Step by step method:

  1. Separate curry leaves from it’s stalk.Curry leaves
  2. Wash it and grind with little water smoothly.Ground paste
  3. Extract tamarind juice from tamarind. Soak in hot water for 20 mins.
  4. Mash tamarind well with hands after 20 mins and filter through metal strainer. Repeat with little more water to extract tamarind juice. Total measurement – 2 cups.
  5. Heat kadai with oil and add all the tempering items in order and fry till golden colour.Onion garlic,fry
  6. Add the finely chopped onion and garlic and fry till golden brown.GOlden browned onion
  7. Pour in tamarind extract,ground curry leaves,turmeric,salt, sambar powder(replace with red chilli and dhaniya powder if u dont have home made sambar powder).Add sambhar powder
  8. Adjust water if needed and boil till oil separates and floats on the top.Add  jaggery and pepper powder lastly and give a boil.Final

Mix with rice and ghee/sesame oil and enjoy!Tastes best with Idli dosai. This kuzhambu is ideal for travelling!

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  1. Laavanya

    June 30, 2009 at 12:33 pm

    That looks soo tempting.. i love karivepilai kuzhambu but it has been a while since i made it.

    Reply
  2. Gita

    June 30, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    Lovely photos Raji…I have to try out yur kuzambu for lunch today 🙂

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  3. Ashwini

    June 30, 2009 at 1:36 pm

    That looks mouthwatering..Lovely photos..

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  4. sowmya

    June 30, 2009 at 1:55 pm

    sounds interesting…have lot of curry leaves..will make it tommorow..

    Reply
  5. Prathibha

    June 30, 2009 at 2:09 pm

    That is something new for me dear…
    looks great..loved the fresh look of curry leaves…

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  6. Priya

    June 30, 2009 at 2:12 pm

    I have already prepared similar with curry leaves, kuzhambu looks divine yaa!

    Reply
  7. Trupti

    June 30, 2009 at 2:39 pm

    looks delicious & mouthwatering.

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  8. Sailaja

    June 30, 2009 at 2:47 pm

    looking good…i too have made check my site for variation

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  9. Mahimaa's kitchen

    June 30, 2009 at 3:41 pm

    yummy kozhambu… i love it.

    Reply
  10. Aysha

    June 30, 2009 at 3:58 pm

    I love this dish…Looking very tempting!!!

    Reply
  11. Ann

    June 30, 2009 at 4:05 pm

    WOOOHOO! On of my fav from my mom cooking , you pic looks awesome and hummm I can smell that aroma!

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  12. A2Z Vegetarian Cuisine

    June 30, 2009 at 5:22 pm

    That looks so yummmmmyyyyy…& mouthwatering..+ so easy to make..goes right in my recipe book.

    Reply
  13. Home Cooked Oriya Food

    June 30, 2009 at 5:23 pm

    looks yummy!

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  14. Parita

    June 30, 2009 at 7:30 pm

    Heavenly, i have never made curry only using curry leaves as the base, so interesting! will try once for sure!

    Reply
  15. Uma

    June 30, 2009 at 8:16 pm

    Wow, never made this before. Looks so aromatic and tempting!! Yum 🙂

    Reply
  16. Superchef

    July 1, 2009 at 1:38 am

    i'll end up using my entire months grocery bill to buy those many curry leaves here!! 😀 LOL..but definitely delicious looking curry.

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  17. LG

    July 1, 2009 at 1:56 am

    umm…kozhambu packed with nutritive values of Curry leaves..looks tempting Raks

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  18. Kalai

    July 1, 2009 at 1:57 am

    Looks so tempting! Will have to try this next time I made idli maavu. 🙂

    Reply
  19. notyet100

    July 1, 2009 at 2:40 am

    This is new for me,..looks yummy,..

    Reply
  20. Nags

    July 1, 2009 at 2:54 am

    aha! nice one. i have tons of fresh curry leaves from a recent visit to lil india!

    Reply
  21. Varsha Vipins

    July 1, 2009 at 2:54 am

    aww..am sure I'll love it cos am nuts abt curry leaves…The kuzhambu looks soo soo good Raks..:)

    Reply
  22. Priti

    July 1, 2009 at 3:02 am

    Ok so this will be my next thing to try…looks gud..inbtw made the podi gal…it's gud…eating with everything 😉

    Reply
  23. Chitra

    July 1, 2009 at 5:11 am

    I like this kuzhambu prepared by aunty..i never tried by my own..have to try once:)

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  24. rekhas kitchen

    July 1, 2009 at 6:06 am

    mmmmmmm I can smell that aroma from here so tempting and those pic.s are very inviting yum yum.

    Reply
  25. Sanghi

    July 1, 2009 at 8:45 am

    I love curry leaf thokku.. looks same with use of tamarind. Will surely try rekha!

    Reply
  26. Hari Chandana

    July 1, 2009 at 4:35 pm

    sounds too good.. looks very tempting.. wonderful clicks 🙂

    Reply
  27. Valarmathi

    July 1, 2009 at 5:12 pm

    Wonderful recipe. Nice click.

    Reply
  28. Sushma Mallya

    July 1, 2009 at 5:54 pm

    First time visit to your blog and that looks just yummy …..especially with the ground curry leaves…love the aroma of curry leaves.

    Reply
  29. Mangala Bhat

    July 2, 2009 at 2:45 am

    Wow! very tempting recipe ! Lovely photos !

    Reply
  30. sriharivatsan

    July 2, 2009 at 6:48 am

    Thatz an amazing click Raji..I do in a different way, grinding tamarind along with curry leaves and never added onions..Will try your version this weekend for sure and will let you know..

    Reply
  31. My Experiments with Cooking

    July 2, 2009 at 9:04 am

    yumm o yumm! I like the last pic best. I bet it is very nutritional too right?

    Reply
  32. Doloncookbook

    July 2, 2009 at 12:26 pm

    Picture looks great & will try it , since i love flavour of curry leave …Thanks for sharing dear .

    Reply
  33. Viki's Kitchen

    July 2, 2009 at 1:24 pm

    curry leaf kuzhambu sounds healthy.Very new variety of kuzhambu…. must to try.

    Reply
  34. Kitchen Flavours

    July 2, 2009 at 1:48 pm

    Very new to me….love the aromatic flavour of curry leaf in that kuzhambu…..Looks drool worthy….

    Reply
  35. vidhas

    July 5, 2009 at 3:02 pm

    I love this kulambhu Raji. I used to do in a different war. Yours looks yum!! Awesome clicks.

    Reply
  36. Vidya

    July 6, 2009 at 2:23 am

    Kariveppilai kuzhambu looks heavenly. Mouthwatering. We love to have it just with rice and ghee. You're right, it tastes even better the next day.

    Reply
  37. sriharivatsan

    July 6, 2009 at 4:16 am

    I tried your method on sat Raji..It was yummy, even my toddler had that..Tx ma.

    Reply
  38. AnuSriram

    July 6, 2009 at 2:51 pm

    Wow.. thats lovely! Yummy recipe!

    Reply
  39. Anupama

    July 6, 2009 at 10:17 pm

    Love that pic of Kuzhambu. I am also a great fan of Paruppu Podi. Cannot have enough of it.

    Reply
  40. Yasmeen

    July 7, 2009 at 11:23 pm

    Tempting shot,love the generous use of curry leaves,sounds yum!

    Reply
  41. Anu

    July 9, 2009 at 5:35 am

    First time to your blog.. You got a very nice blog and interesting recipes. Kuzambu looks mouthwatering. It's a very different dish will have to try this next time…

    Reply
  42. Deepa

    July 3, 2010 at 4:23 pm

    Rak! You rock. I have fallen in love with your blog. 🙂

    Reply
  43. Hema

    October 6, 2010 at 4:41 am

    I tried this one raks.. it was wonderful.. visit my space @ http://salt2taste.blogspot.com/2010/10/kariveppilai-kuzhambu.html

    Reply
  44. Chitra

    September 16, 2011 at 11:15 pm

    Hi! Saw ur site in foodgawker.com
    Very impressive.I tried curry leaves kulambu.It came out well.Planning to post this recipe in my blog too.Do visit my site if u find time
    http://chitrascuisine.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  45. Vishku

    November 6, 2011 at 1:22 pm

    Hi,
    It looks yummy Will try it and thanks for the notes it helps a lot

    Reply
  46. Poornima

    April 20, 2012 at 11:30 am

    Made this today. Excellent kuzhambu. Thanks for the detailed post. I have made a few of your recipes with great success.

    Reply
  47. Chandra's

    January 11, 2013 at 5:46 pm

    awesome one. I loved this recipe. Great post and keep posting these kinda of recipe for bachelors like to try.

    Reply
  48. Chandra's

    January 11, 2013 at 5:46 pm

    Amazing recipe, cooked it last night.

    Reply
  49. Unknown

    February 19, 2013 at 1:13 am

    Nice recipe and it turned out to be a hit!!!!

    Thanks a lot

    Reply
  50. Serene Lee

    March 30, 2013 at 3:05 am

    hi raks, thk u for the great recipies. as am the beginner in cooking i always used to refer ur websites. i tried this curry leaf kulambu today and it was not thick. so wat i should do for thicking the kulambu. even for smabar or other gravys if it has become watery wat v should do for making it thicker. is there any other ideas.. pls give some tips on this..

    regards, serene lee.

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  51. RAKS KITCHEN

    March 30, 2013 at 3:08 am

    Use water and sambar powder accordingly. Try using less water and bit more sambar powder.

    Reply
  52. Sarada Subramaniam

    August 24, 2013 at 10:57 am

    Hi
    I made this kuzhambu for lunch..the taste was very good but the colour was not like yours,it was more towards green…

    Reply
  53. Keyur Parikh

    September 22, 2013 at 2:59 am

    Does this kuzhambu have smooth texture or is it lumpy?
    Thanks.

    Reply
  54. Raks anand

    September 22, 2013 at 3:04 am

    With Smooth ground curry leaves

    Reply
  55. Jane

    November 8, 2013 at 7:27 am

    Tried this yesterday for Dinner. Came out well. Tasted good with Chapathi. Thanks for the recipe. My husband liked it a lot!

    Reply
  56. Neeru

    November 9, 2013 at 12:09 pm

    Can I make it with dry curry leaves?

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  57. Bindhu Maria

    January 24, 2014 at 12:37 am

    I enjoy eating curry leaves. coz it helps grow hair…. and taste cum out well.

    Reply
  58. Bindhu Maria

    January 24, 2014 at 12:37 am

    I tried preparing and its cum so yummy. and adding curry leaves to our daily meals help grow hair and thick………. Try enjoying

    Reply
  59. Nikki

    April 14, 2014 at 12:29 am

    superb recipe…tried out today…it came out gr8

    Reply
  60. KRUPA NAGARAJAN

    January 1, 2019 at 8:55 am

    Hi..did you mean sesame oil or sesame seeds under the tempering table?

    Reply
  61. Raks Kitchen

    January 1, 2019 at 8:59 am

    Oil, sorry will update. Thanks.

    Reply
  62. Supriya

    October 31, 2020 at 12:38 am

    5 stars
    Tried this today and it came out well. It looked just like in the picture.

    In the ‘To temper’ table, it says toor dal. Did you mean chana dal /kadala paruppu? Because that’s what we usually use to temper.

    Reply
    • Raks Anand

      October 31, 2020 at 7:19 am

      Thank you 🙂 We use toor dal for such kuzhambu and puli charu 🙂

      Reply

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