Veppilakatty:This is a type of pickle/dry chutney and famous in South India.Shelf life for this for more than six months. Veppila means neem leaves in Malayalam. But in this dish there is no neem leaves.It is wonderful chutney ready made available in South India.Simple ingredients and great taste.Try it out
- Lemon Leaves.................................... 1 cup
- Curry Leaves.......................................1/4 cup
- Red Chili..............................................10
- Ajwain (Omam)....................................2tsp
- Asafoetida............................................1 small piece
- Tamarind..............................................small ball sized.
- Salt to Taste
Method
- Wash the leaves and remove the center stem of lemon leaves
- Add all ingredients together and grind into a thick paste with out adding any water
- Grind in small blender. In our native place we grind in the ural with olakkai.
- Make small balls and keep.You can use narthankai leaves/( citrus leaves)lemon leaves .
- Unique recipes are prepared with ural and ulakkai .
- Eat with thair satham(Yogurt Rice)
- Keep in a tight bottle so that the moisture remains.