Curry leaves
करी पत्ता · కరివేపాకు · கறிவேப்பிலை
Fresh Produce
A distinctive citrus-savoury aroma released in hot fat.
What to know
They go into hot oil last and for only a few seconds — long enough to crackle, not long enough to blacken.
- Storing it
- Refrigerate wrapped in paper, or freeze on the stalk.
- If you cannot get it
- There is no real substitute. If you cannot get them, omit rather than replace — dried curry leaves and bay leaves are not the same thing.
Measures
- 1 sprig ≈ 2 g
Cups here are the Indian 200 ml cup, not the 240 ml US cup — a common reason a recipe does not work. Weigh where you can; the grams are the figure we cook to.