CURRY LEAVES DOSA

Jun 14, 2021
By Mary Anthony
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CURRY LEAVES DOSA / KARIVEPILLAI DOSAI

Commonly used as seasoning, this leaf adds a special flavour to every dish. But there is more to the humble curry leaf than simply flavour. Packed with carbohydrates, fiber, calcium, phosphorous, irons and vitamins like vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin E, curry leaves help your heart function better, fights infections and can enliven your hair and skin with vitality.

Kadi patta or curry leaves are not only popular spices but they are packed with several health benefits too.

Curry leaves are packed with plant compounds that may help promote overall health by providing powerful antioxidant protection.

Curry leaves are rich in protective plant substances, such as alkaloids, glycosides, and phenolic compounds, that give this fragrant herb potent health benefits.

Research has shown that curry leaves contain many compounds, including linalool, alpha-terpinene, myrcene, mahanimbine, caryophyllene, murrayanol, and alpha-pinene

HEALTH BENEFITS OF CURRY LEAVES:

Powerful antioxidant: Curry leaves are rich in plant compounds which are powerful antioxidants. …
May reduce the risk of cancer: …
Reduces risk of heart diseases: …
Helps in the management of diabetes: …
Analgesic: …
Neuroprotective effects: …
Kills bacteria: …
Hepatoprotective effects:

Chewing raw curry leaves or drinking a cup of curry leaves tea every day can prevent weight gain and reduce body cholesterol. It helps in cleansing the body by flushing out harmful toxins from the body. It also helps in burning unwanted fat, thus promoting weight loss.

INGREDIENTS

Fermented dosa batter – 4 or 5 cup
Fresh curry leaves – 1 cup tightly packed [ roughly 18 to 20 sprigs ]
Ginger – a small piece
Red chilli – 2 or 3
Jeera – 1 tsp

NOTE – You can try this recipe with any dosa or idli batter. you can also try with any millets batter – VARIETIES OF DOSA RECIPES – https://maryzkitchen.com/?s=dosa

PREPARATION

Make dosa batter and ferment it – Perfect dosa recipe
Pluck the curry leaves and wash it .
Grind it with ginger + jeera + red chilli into fine paste by adding 2 or 3 tbsp water as needed.[ don’t add excess water ]

METHOD

Add the curry leaves puree into the dosa batter and mix well.

Adjust salt if needed.

Heat a pan .

When hot rub some oil and then wipe it with wet cloth .

Pour a big ladle of batter on the hot pan and spread it .

Spread it thick oif you want uttapa and spread it thin if you want crispy dosa .

Drizzle ghee / oil as needed.

Now flip and cook on the other side also.

Remove and serve.

Serve hot with any side accompanimants like chutney / sambar etc.

Curry leaves are a rich source of iron and folic acid. Folic acid is mainly responsible for carrying and helping the body absorb iron, and since kadi patta is a rich source of both the compounds it is your one-stop natural remedy to beat anaemia.

Prevents greying of hair – Kadi patta has always been known to help in preventing greying of the hair. It is also very effective in treating damaged hair, adding bounce to limp hair, strengthening the shaft of thin hair, hair fall and treats dandruff.