Veppalakatti is a very traditional tamil brahmin recipe which i have always seen in a store in my home town, where they sell Applams, vadams and vathals. My amma always buys from there and if you are wondering from the name what it is, it is a dish made with Lime leaves and used as a pickle kind of side dish for
Curd rice. A friend of mine shared this recipe with me recently, when i was telling her that i was left with few lime leaves after trying the
Thai green curry.
INGREDIENTS:
| LIME LEAVES |
12-14 |
| RED CHILLI |
7-8 |
| OMAM | AJWAIN |
1/2 TSP |
| SALT |
TO TASTE |
| ASAFOETIDA |
1/4 TSP |
| LIME JUICE |
FEW DROPS (OPTIONAL) |
METHOD:
- Wash and pat dry the lime leaves. Tear the leaf and take out the middle stem.
- Take it out for all the leaves.
- Grind this in a mixer along with red chilli, omam, asafoetida and salt.(no need to roast any ingredient)
- after a day or 2 the color will change to brown. So no need to worry about that.
- If adding lemon juice add it while grinding. I didn’t add. Store it in the refrigerator and handle with a clean dry spoon always.
I have had this number of times ..but never knew it was so easy to make..thanks for sharing..
had tis upmteen times never knew its made of lime leaves thot its made of neem leaves.. thanks for such a wonderful recipe.. will try it once i find lime leaves.. my hubby loves it so much but store bought r always high on salt .. thanks a ton..
Love it, esp. with curd rice. Never knew it is made of lime leaves.
good interesting one
Very new to me. sounds yummy..
wow! looks so flavourful
New to me ! Looks so fresh and flavorful..
Very new to me n Interesting.
new to me..looks nice
I am informed that the original veppalikatti is made of Narthangai leaves . Is it true?
i think she was using naarthangaai leaf
heard stories about the benefits of this…really interesting to know
very new and interesting….
I have an doubt is this recepie done with pan leaves or lime leaves
Hi mam, thank u for wonderful blog… In this many of them adding curry leave … y u didn't add… ?
Thanks, you can add if you want.
Good
my mom always makes this at home.. but she uses narthangai leaves.. moreover she adds curry leaves and tamarind to it and makes balls.. also the ones we get in palakkad agraharam are made of these ingredients..
lemon leaves or narthangai leaves. can we make in lemon leaves ?
It's narthangai leaves,not lemon leaves.