Curry Leaves are the leaves of the curry plant. This plant is native to India and is often found in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the country. The curry leaves provide a rather unique flavour and has a lot of health benefits like it can reduce the symptoms of diarrhoea. It further has strong antioxidant and anti-diabetic properties.

However, fresh curry leaves are seasonal and hard to buy during winter and early spring. The curry leaf dries easily and will hold its flavour, generally use about half the number of fresh as dried leaves in a dish. But if these are not available then luckily there are a few curry leaves substitutes that you can use. Those substitutes are mentioned below.