How to store curryleaves / karivepaku / kadi pattu / Kari patte / Hojas de curry

Storing Curry leaves fresh and nice for a long time:

• After immediatly bring it from store we need to seperate the leaves from the stems and take off the damaged leaves. 

• Take a wide bowl fill up with the cold water and put 1/2 spoon salt, stir it.

• Soak the leaves in  that salt water for 3 minutes.
• Then drain off the salt water and wash  with the fresh cold water.
• Drain off the remaining water.
• Put the washed Curry leaves in the meshed basket if you have one like in the picture.If you don't have this type of basket you just wrap them in a paper towel and let them dry in a dry plate or on a dry paper towel .

• Make sure every leaf should completly dry.
• Now put them in a airtight container.
• Store this box in the refrigirator.
• These will last nicely for 2/3 weeks without wasting single leaf.

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