Karuvepallai thogaiyal / Curry leaves chutney

Ingredients:

Fresh curry leaves - a small bunch

Urad dal - 1 Tblsp

Black pepper corns - 10

Ginger - 1 piece

Tamarind - 1 small lemon size

Salt as required

Fresh coconut - (optional)

Dry red chillies - 4-5

Method:

Take a kadai and add urad dal, peppercorns and dry red chillies and roast to golden brown.

Take a wet mixer grinder and add the roasted items, ginger and curry leaves.

Add salt and little water and grind into a smooth chutney.

The karuvepallai thogaiyal (curry leaves chutney) is ready.

Transfer the chutney to a bowl.

the curry leaves thogaiyal is ready to be had with hot white rice with a few dollops of ghee or sesame oil.

You can make a nice curd raita to combine with this chutney and have it with sutta appalam.