Curry leaves
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Scientific name
Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng.
English Name
Curry leaves
Malayalam name
കറിവേപ്പ്
Common name
Curry Leaf
Description
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Cultivated
- Leaves : aromatic, pinnate, crowded at apex.
- Flowers : small, white
- Berry : subglobose
How to use
- Dysentery : Leaves decoction is used to treat dysentery.
- Tempering/Tadka: In Indian cooking, a common technique known as "tempering" or "tadka" involves frying spices in oil or ghee and adding them to dishes at the end of cooking to enhance flavor.
Parts used
Roots and leaves
Uses
Appetite and digestion.
Propagation & Cultivation
Propagated through seeds.Main field is to be ploughed repeatedly.It grows well in light textured red soils.Healthy seedlings are planted in the centre of the pits. Then long furrows are formed connecting all the pits to facilitate easy irrigation.
