Thursday 3 February 2011

The Aromatic Leaf

Curry Leaves (Curry Patta), these aromatic, lemony smelling leaves give off a wonderful aroma to a variety of Indian dishes. Widely used in South Indian cooking, they are often added to hot oil at the beginning of cooking to bring out their true flavour. Available fresh or dried, they can be purchased in any good south Asian grocer. I recommend freezing the fresh ones as they don’t last for very long.