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dried curry leaves


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With a great deal of trouble, I managed to grow a curry tree from seed here in southern California. I had to prune it lately as it had become quite leggy. As a result, I have a bag full of fresh curry leaves in the refrigerator.

Without noticing, I dropped some of the pruned curry leaves on the floor when I bagged them. I picked them up in a few days and the leaves had dried. They were quite aromatic and redolent of curry, although quite dry.

So my question is, should I dry the rest of the curry leaves for later use? I will be a month or two until my tree produces fresh leaves again.

I read in some previous threads that "dried curry leaves are good for nothing." Is that really true?

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IMHO far better to freeze them than to dry them.

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I also agree they freeze really well whole - I always just cook straight from frozen - and cook as well as fresh leaves, whereas dried can loose pungancy & the texture in a cooked dish is different/ less desireable to me.

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