Herb
Dried Curry Leaf
B tier
Dried curry leaves keep, but they lose the citrus-crackle of fresh. Better than nothing in a dal if you crush them into hot oil. They can taste of hay. Fresh is the leaf you want. Dried is the cupboard compromise.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Crush In OilDal Fallback
Traits
Better Than NoneCompromiseCupboardFallbackHayHay RiskKeepsNot Fresh Crackle
History
Dried curry leaves were packed for kitchens far from a fresh bunch.
Dried remained the grocery fallback; fresh air-freight grew.
Cooks were told dried is a compromise, not a 1:1.