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Curry leaves rice|Karuvepilai Saadam

Jun 3, 2020 · Modified: Apr 26, 2025 by Priya_Srinivasan ·

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Curry leaves rice, a flavorsome rice dish made with curry leaf and spices. An aromatic lunch box dish, that can be made quickly.

Curry leaf, a common ingredient found in every south-indian kitchen. We have been using curry leaf and turmeric in our regular cooking, long before it piqued the interest of scientists. The term food is medicine ( Unave Marunthu ) is very true in Indian Cooking.

Mixed rice recipe

Karuvepilai or curry leaf is an excellent source of anti-oxidants, they help in reducing bad cholesterol, balancing insulin levels and much more.  Above all, the mesmerizing aroma of karuvepilai brings an amazing flavor to the dish.

Mixed rice dishes are quick and easy recipe to make. I usually have a bowl of leftover rice in my fridge after weekend cooking. With leftover rice such mixed rice dishes gets ready in minutes. Serve this mixed rice with a simple stir fry for a complete meal.

Easy lunchbox recipe

Some interesting mixed rice dishes

  • Ginger & garlic rice
  • Brinjal rice
  • Simple carrot rice

The ingredients

  • Curry leaves, i have used fresh ones you can use dried too.
  • Spices, i have red chilies for the spice. Coriander seed is a must include ingredient whenever you are making a dry spice powder.
  • Dal/Lentils, chana dal again is a must include ingredient when we make dry spice powder as it adds volume to the spice.\
  • Tamarind, do not miss adding this, tamarind adds a nice tang to the final dish.

Curry leaves rice | Karuvepilai saadam

Curry leaves rice, a flavorsome rice dish made with curry leaves. An aromatic lunch box dish, that can be made in quick time.
5 from 11 votes
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Curry leaves recipe, easy lunchbox recipe, How to make mixed rice, Leftover rice dishes, Mixed rice recipe, Quick rice recipe
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
To Serve: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
Servings: 3
Calories:

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Cooked rice i have used sona masuri rice variety
  • salt to taste

To Roast & grind

  • 2 fistfuls curry leaves
  • 3 - 4 nos red chillies
  • 1 tablespoon chana dal
  • 2 teaspoon coriander seeds
  • a small marble-sized ball of tamarind
  • salt to taste

Tempering

  • 1 teaspoon oil
  • ½ teaspoon mustard seeds/ kadugu
  • 1 teaspoon urad sal
  • 2 nos red chilies
  • 2 tbsp broken cashewnuts
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • ⅛ teaspoon hing /asafoetida

Instructions

  • Heat a kadai/tadka pan, dry roast chana dal,coriander seeds and red chilies. Take it off the stove. In the same pan, add the curry leaves and dry roast until crisp. Let the roasted ingredients cool for 5 minutes
  • Take them in a small mixer or a spice grinder, add tamarind, pulse and grind it to a fine powder. Do not add water. We need a dry spice powder. Once done, keep aside until use.
  • The curry leaves powder can be made in small batches and stored in an air-tight container. This can be used to make quick mixed rice dishes, or added to dry curries for extra flavor.

To make the rice

  • In the same pan used to dry roast the ingredients, add oil given under tempering, when it is hot, add and splutter mustard seeds, add red chilies, hing, urad dal and cashewnuts.
  • Once the dal and nuts turns golden brown, add the ground curry leaves powder to it and saute for a minute.
  • Take it off the stove, add cooked rice to this, mix well. Adjust salt and serve warm with any raita or crisp of your choice.

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I m not a Doctor or a Nutritionist The Nutrition information provided above comes from the plugin and is only an estimate.

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Karuvepilai saadam

This curry leaves rice is a quick and easy to make. You can either use freshly cooked rice or use up leftover rice to make this flavorsome rice dish. Serve this with a delicious brinjal fry for a delicious lunch.

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  • Potato podimas
  • Raw banana fry

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  1. Preeti Kashyap

    May 30, 2010 at 10:57 pm

    Looks lovely! thanks a lot!

    Reply
  2. Padhu

    May 31, 2010 at 5:51 am

    i love curry leaves rice very much .Nice and flavorful .Looks yummy!!

    Reply
  3. Seema Sriram

    June 23, 2020 at 11:42 am

    5 stars
    Amma used to make this so often for lunchboxes. Surpisingly I never caught on to it, now, will do.

    Reply
  4. Vandana

    June 24, 2020 at 5:43 pm

    5 stars
    I love South Indian rice recipes and keep on making them regularly. This is a new recipe for me, I had never heard of curry leaves rice before, will definitely try it.

    Reply
  5. Lata Lala

    June 25, 2020 at 2:32 pm

    5 stars
    How lovely to know that rice variety can be made of using curry leaves also. This must have tasted delicious

    Reply
  6. Uma Srinivas

    June 26, 2020 at 12:06 am

    5 stars
    Curry leaves always give nice flavor and vitamins. Your rice looks delicious with toasted nuts.

    Reply
  7. Jayashree T.Rao

    June 26, 2020 at 11:40 am

    5 stars
    I made this a couple of times, it tastes good and ideal for the lunch box too. Useful recipe.

    Reply
  8. Mayuri Patel

    June 26, 2020 at 7:58 pm

    5 stars
    Every time I see a curry leaves rice, I'm so tempted to make it. Next time I get a huge bunch of curry leaves this is the first thing I want to try. I love curry leaves. The tempering with cashew nuts makes it even more inviting.

    Reply
  9. sapana

    June 26, 2020 at 10:28 pm

    5 stars
    Curry leaves have such strong flavors and I can imagine the amazing taste it would have given in the rice.

    Reply
  10. Padma Veeranki

    June 27, 2020 at 12:44 am

    5 stars
    I love variety rice recipes and keep making them regularly. This is one of my favourite ways to consume curry leaves after thogayal...Yours looks delicious...Awesome share!!

    Reply
  11. Sandhya Ramakrishnan

    June 27, 2020 at 4:23 am

    5 stars
    I was hoping that you will be making something from the curry leaves from your pot? Did you use those? My MIL sends me back with a big batch of the spiced karuvepillai powder every year and I enjoy it with rice. Looks so tempting!

    Reply
  12. Jagruti's Cooking Odyssey

    June 27, 2020 at 11:55 am

    Nowadays curry leaves are luxury here, as expensive as saffron. I bet this rice tasted so flavourful.

    Reply
  13. Sasmita

    June 27, 2020 at 1:40 pm

    5 stars
    Curry leaves rice sounds so flavorful priya ! Love this aromatic dish which is perfect for lunch box idea. So easy to make in a quick time.

    Reply
  14. Lathiya

    July 03, 2020 at 2:08 am

    5 stars
    Including curry leaves in our diet is healthy way considering the health benefits of the curry leaves. This rice looks easy and delicious.

    Reply

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