Curry Leaf Plant: Growing Practices and Nutritional Information

Botanical name of curry leaf plant is Murraya koenigii. It belongs to the family Rutaceace, the citrus family. Curry leaf plant is tropical to subtropical in growth habit. It is grown as a perennial plant which when grown in an open space, grows into a small tree of up to 5 meters in height; while growing in containers and greenhouses, it grows into a small bushy shrub of up to 2.5 meters in height. Curry leaf plant is a leafy-spice crop grown for its fresh, aromatic leaves. Fresh curry leaves, sometimes dried and frozen curry leaves also, are used as a flavouring agent and tastemaker in many South Asian food preparations. Curry leaf plant is not a widely-grown commercial crop. Uses of curry leaves are limited to ethnic communities belonging to South East Asian regions comprising of India, Srilanka and Burma.