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Kariveppalai Sadam | Curry Leaf Spiced Rice| Karivepaaku Chitrannam

A spicy and healthy One pot meal made with a special Curry Spice Powder and cooked rice. Gluten Free and Vegan, this is an easy lunch / dinner recipe!

Kariveppalai Sadam (in Tamil, Kariveppalai  = curry leaves, Saadam = rice), is a spicy and healthy One pot meal made with a special Curry leaf Spice Powder and cooked rice. Gluten Free and Vegan, this is an easy lunch / dinner recipe! 

Curry leaves are the bane and boon of a (South) Indian kitchen. Rich in Iron and Folic acid, it is often added to South Indian dishes, and sometimes fried curry leaves are topped on top of paneer for a fusion twist too. But more often than not, it is simply plucked out of the dish and discarded by fussy kids and adults alike. The slight bitter taste is something one gets used to, but the benefits are many to ignore.

Why not make an Iron-rich One Pot meal using these curry leaves that I promise will get polished off in minutes ,is great to carry for lunch box as it tastes great when cold too!

Karivepalai Sadam is a spicy and healthy One pot meal made with a special Curry Spice Powder and cooked rice. Gluten Free and Vegan, this is an easy lunch / dinner recipe! 
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Karivepalai Sadam is a spicy and healthy One pot meal made with a special Curry Spice Powder and cooked rice. Gluten Free and Vegan, this is an easy lunch / dinner recipe!Pin

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Karivepalai Sadam is a spicy and healthy One pot meal made with a special Curry Spice Powder and cooked rice. Gluten Free and Vegan, this is an easy lunch / dinner recipe!Pin

How to make this Karivepalai Saadam

Phase 1 : To make the Karivepalai Podi – Refer this link / recipe to make the Karivepalai Podi 

Phase 2: To make the salaam using the podi

For the Saadam 

Prep time – 15 mins,  Cook time – 10 mins, Serves – 3

What you need to make Karivepalai Saadam

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How to make Karivepalai saadam:

  • Wash, soak and cook rice till fluffy. Cool slightly and spread it in a plate, add 1/2 tsp oil and gently fluff it up.
  • In a pan, add remaining oil. 
  • Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, peanuts
  • Saute till urad dal and peanuts get golden brown and crunchy 
  • Remove the peanuts from pan for later
  • Add the salt, asafoetida and the curry leaf powder to the oil 
  • Saute for 1 min
  • Switch off flame. 
  • Now add the cooked and cooled rice
  • Toss gently 
  • Finish with roasted peanuts and serve after 20 mins when the flavours have soaked up. 
  • It can also be packed for lunch box and tastes extremely good.  

This dish goes to Sshh Secret Cooking Challenge where for the Vegan Theme suggested by Radha, Renu gave me black pepper and Cumin to make this Curry leaves rice and I gave her Fennel and Poppy Seeds to make this amazingly delish Airfryer Bhakarwadi.

Karivepalai Sadam is a spicy and healthy One pot meal made with a special Curry Spice Powder and cooked rice. Gluten Free and Vegan, this is an easy lunch / dinner recipe!Pin

Kariveppalai Sadam | Curry Leaf Spiced Rice| Karivepaaku Chitrannam

Kalyani
Karivepalai Sadam is a spicy and healthy One pot meal made with a special Curry Spice Powder and cooked rice. Gluten Free and Vegan, this is an easy lunch / dinner recipe! 
5 from 13 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course, RIce
Cuisine South Indian, Tambrahm, Tamilnadu Cusine
Servings 3 people
Calories 164 kcal

Equipment

  • Kadai
  • Ladle
  • Spice Grinder

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup Rice Short grained
  • 2 tsp Sesame oil
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1/8 tsp Asafoetida skip for GF
  • 1/2 tsp split black gram urad dal
  • 2 tsp peanuts
  • 3 tsp Curry leaf powder Karivepalai podi – click Main post for the recipe link of the curry leaf powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds

Instructions
 

  • Wash, soak and cook rice till fluffy. Cool slightly and spread it in a plate, add 1/2 tsp oil and gently fluff it up.
  • In a pan, add remaining oil.
  • Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, peanuts
  • Saute till urad dal and peanuts get golden brown and crunchy
  • Remove the peanuts from pan for later
  • Add the salt, asafoetida and the curry leaf powder to the oil
  • Saute for 1 min
  • Switch off flame.
  • Now add the cooked and cooled rice
  • Toss gently
  • Finish with roasted peanuts and serve after 20 mins when the flavours have soaked up.
  • It can also be packed for lunch box and tastes extremely good.

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Nutrition

Calories: 164kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 4gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 778mgPotassium: 74mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.1gVitamin A: 5IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Brunch, Curry leaves powder, Gluten Free, Karuveppalai Podi, Lunchbox Ideas, One Pot Meal, Podi Saadam, Rice dishes, Vegan
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24 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    That is a nice recipe with spicy curry leaves mix. I love such recipes as it gives different taste to your day to day food. Also adding curry leaves powder mix will make it so healthy.

  2. 5 stars
    Hi, Never thought about curry leaves powder to be used in a dish! You have invented something new here.
    I have tried many of your recipes and that dish is loved by all at home!

  3. Mayuri Patel

    5 stars
    I always eat the curry leaves that are added to food. However, hubby removes them and wouldn’t chew them even if I tell him how healthy they are. When I left home for my travel, I made curry leaf powder with all the fresh curry leaves I had. Now I have your delicious and healthy curry leaf spiced rice recipe whereby I can use the curry leaf powder.

  4. Seema Doraiswamy Sriram

    5 stars
    Super.. Now karuvepelai is the problem!! I so want to have this karevepellai saadam. Need to request my tiny tree to grow a bit more.

  5. 5 stars
    The Karuvepillai Saadam looks absolutely delicious! This is a great way to consume curry leaves, which are healthy but usually get ignored on the side of the plate. Will definitely try out your recipe.

  6. 5 stars
    Yay !! HI fii — I too make karvepillai saadham the same way as you have prepared . Love to have it with some getti thayir and apalam ..

  7. Jayashree. T.Rao

    5 stars
    These days, I have learnt to tear curry leaves into small bits and put, so they get consumed. This rice looks good and a healthy choice to serve my family.

  8. 5 stars
    This rice is my favorite right from my childhood. I make this for my kids too as it makes them consume the curry leaves. It is a great idea to make the powder to mix instantly.

  9. Rafeeda - The Big Sweet Tooth

    5 stars
    I am not a fan of chewing on curry leaves but when done this way, I really enjoy it. Love this saadam, a very easy lunch box idea too…

  10. 5 stars
    Karivepalai sadam looks absolutely delicious. I would just eat it with yogurt and appalam. Makes a complete meal. Preparing that would be pretty simple if we have the powder handy.

  11. 5 stars
    Karuvepillai Saadam Looks super tempting and delish. Perfect meal anytime with some papad and curd.

  12. Sasmita Sahoo

    5 stars
    Love this one-pot meal ‘Karivepalai Sadam’. Surely an easy lunch/dinner recipe

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