Curry Leaves Chutney Recipe |kadipatta chutni andhra style for idli dosa

curry leaf means kadipatta in marathi or hindi .I wanted to make this chutney since a long time but somehow kept postponing last weekend prepared this with medu vada and udupi sambhar and the combo was  just delicious.

curry leaves is an important ingredient in south and maharashtra




normally curry leaf is used in tempering but this chutney uses kurry leaves as a major ingredient.you can pair this chutney as a side dish for idli ,dosa,uttapam or even appe.

You can read health benefits of kadipatta here

 

Ingredients


Curry leaves - 1/2 cup tightly packed
 fresh Coconut - 1/4 cup
 pinch - jaggery /sugar
 Urad Dal - 1/2 tbsp
 Chana dal (Gram Dal) - 2 tsp
 Green Chillies - 1 small
Tamarind - 1 tsp
 Salt - to taste
 
To temper:

Oil - 1/2 tsp
 Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
 Red chilli broken - 1
 Hing - a small pinch


 Method:

 1.Dry roast urad dal ,chana dal till golden brown, finally add the tamarind mix and switch it off, set aside, Then roast curry leaves till it shrinks and is slightly crisp

.2.Grind coconut, tamarind,roasted urad dal,chana dal, curry leaves along with green chillies,jaggery and required salt to a fine paste adding very little water.
 

3.Heat oil and add mustard seeds and hing - allow it to splutter,next add red chilli  and transfer the tempering to the chutney and mix well.

4.Serve with hot idlis or  medu vada