Introducing another tough plant that's a must have in my garden. These things are almost indestructable - the first photo shows my large tree which as had a deep trench dug right next to it and has had various sorts of building rubble and I think brickies sand thrown all over it. All of which has happened in the last few months. And it hasn't had any water since it last rained a few months back.
The Curry Tree (Murraya koenigii), so named because it's aroma is reminiscent of a curry, not because curry powder is made from it's leaves. The leaves are an ingredient in many Indian and SE Asian dishes. You can put in a whole "branch" of leaves and then take it out at serving time or the individual leaves are cooked in the dish and eaten as part of the dish.
If you come across one, grab some leaves, roll them in your hands a couple of times and then smell your hands - beautiful aroma.
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