The original recipe in the book called for mixed vegetables to be added but since I didn’t have any carrots or cauliflower, I only added frozen peas. You can keep this recipe as the base and add vegetables and even paneer/tofu to get a different dish each time.
If you love South Indian recipes, then you’d love this capsicum rice recipe, South Indian coconut rice, and this fragrant sesame seeds rice.
KOTHAMALLI SADAM (CORIANDER RICE)
Ingredients:
(Serves 2)
Basmati rice (or any long-grained rice) – 2 cups
Green peas – 1/4 cup (optional)
Salt – to taste
For the Coriander Paste:
Fresh coriander leaves – 1 cup
Chopped onions – 1, medium
Green chillies – 2, more or less
For Tempering:
Oil – 2 tsp
Chana dal / kadala paruppu – 1 tsp
Urad dal / uzhunnu parippu – 1/2 tsp
Hing / asafoetida – a generous pinch
Curry leaves – a few
For Garnish:
Roasted cashew nuts – a handful
Chopped coriander leaves – 1/4 cup
How to Make Kothamalli Sadam:
1. Soak the basmati rice in some water for 20 mins and cook in sufficient water until the grains are cooked, yet firm. I pressure cooked it this time for one whistle with 1:1 rice:water ratio.
2. Grind the ingredients for the coriander paste with little water.
3. Heat oil for tempering and roast the chana dal and urad dal until golden brown. Add the curry leaves and hing and mix well.
4. Now add the ground coriander paste and blend well adding enough salt. Throw in the green peas and let it simmer for 2-3 mins.
5. Switch off fire and mix in the rice while the paste is still hot.
6. Garnish with cashew nuts and chopped coriander leaves.
I served kothamalli sadam with a simple cucumber raita and papad. The flavour of this kothamalli sadam or coriander rice will be a true delight for coriander lovers!
It was a wonderful recipe. Came out excellent. Thanks for sharing.
This is an excellent recipe. Turned out very good. Thanks for sharing.
I tried this recipe.It came out really excellent. I got lots of appreciation for this.
Just tried this and it came out really good 🙂 Thanks!
Tried and Tasted….. Simply awesome!
yes I did and here is my version 😀
http://sinamontales.wordpress.com/2010/12/23/easiest-and-yummiest-ever-rice/
had bookmarked it since loooooong to try it out finally made it today and cant tell u how much I loved it. awesome
Thank you so much for trying the coriander rice Monika. So glad you liked the recipe 🙂
Thank you so much for trying the coriander rice recipe Nimi. So glad you liked it 🙂
Hi Nags, thank you for this simple recipe. Prepared for lunch today and I loved it.It is simple and healthy too…, my rice got bit mushy , will try next time in a better way.
I'm a big fan of coriander too and this recipe sounds very easy & simple and is so pleasing to look at.
Me too buy the same,but I buy in Mustafa:)
Wow wat a pretty green colour..lovely rice dish..gorgeous:)
Shyam – the pic is slightly edited but not much enhanced with respect to colour. it came out like this and usually when I make greens, I haven't seen too much colour loss.
Let's do something, you try this out and let's compare notes if it doesn't come out nice and green. what say? 🙂
It looks so beautifully green! How did you keep the green of the coriander? Usually when you (and by that I mean me) fry any greens made into a puree, they lose that vibrant green colour!
wow looks so good..i thought we can use coriander for garnish only..:)
lovely dish … and lovely recipes ……. will try this soon as I love coriander 🙂 ….. will also try to take part in the event ….
-Ashima
(http://tummytimes.blogspot.com/)
Wow! wonderful color… nice click:)
oh yeah…the new blog header RRRROOOCKKS!! 😀
LOVELY!! in every way :)!!!
Thank you Nags..for visiting my picture of Coriander Rice 🙂
Wow wat a pretty green colour..lovely rice dish..gorgeous:)
Great presentation and click as usual…love to have some.
The rice looks yummy.I like the way you have photographed it..Its simply superb.
That is a pretty green u got Nag! Love the aroma of cilantro!
I'm a big fan of coriander too and this recipe sounds very easy & simple and is so pleasing to look at.
rice looks fantastic.. perfectly cooked….i put 1:2 ratio…. it comes out good too.
Thats a lovely version of corrainder rice… Love the pictures! Looks tempting!
Love coriander/cilantro! Am so pleased to see yet another fabulous way to use it. Thks!!
Love the colour 🙂
Woderfull !
I tried this recipe and also uploaded few photos to my picasa Album here ->
http://picasaweb.google.com/swati.udas/Recipe#5304236495485563362
It looks very nice, green and all
sandeepa
ooohh…this is there in my “to-post” posts…i recently made this..from Chandra Padmanabhan’s…looks lovely!!
Thats such a beautiful colour…looks soo delicious…
looks awesome .. I make another version, but this looks amazingly simple .. Am gonna try this
The colour is so appetizing! love the recipe, and I will try it with more veggies.:-)
Lovely dish, like the color and flavor if corrainder..Sush a simple and delicious dish.
This looks delicious. I made a similar dish this past weekend, although it was a Mexican dish and not quite as heavy on the coriander.
My son was asking me to make y’day, the way I make this rice with coconut. He loves the color and taste. Looks gorgeous Nags, good one! :))
I tasted pudina(mint)rice before. But i never tasted this… Looks tempting. Bookmarked..
This is a simple and fat free recipe without coconut!! Lovely Pictures Nags!!
Beautiful colour, i too love corriander, but hubby and daughter don’t like them, they do like in small quantities, but not much.
So i never make things like this.
I have to go with the majority at home when i make food 🙂
Lovely nags, looks yummy, a healty one indeed..
What a rich green color..Lovely. Cooked rice indeed looks very long. Nice presentation.
lovely colour 🙂
this can be prepared in a jiffy and I am always on the lookout for week day night dinner recipes which can also double up as lunch for the next day:)
Hmmm ….rice looks so good:)
Indhu – Actually I tried this over a weeknight first and loved it so much that I decided to make it again on a Saturday so that I can take good pics with enough light and then post it 🙂
I did the first time but now I see its available in N2 and costs the same (minus rush, minus the ugly plastic bags mustafa hands out, minus the train ride, plus the convenience :D)
Me too buy the same,but I buy in Mustafa:)
No, Daawat. Textmati is the best that’s available in the US apparently, so linked to it.
Raks – Daawat! Its expensive but totally worth it. Its available in that mallu shop in N2 market.
Woah!lovely colour and rice is standing long and separate….Which brand basmati U use?
Coriander leaves are so healthy,I should try this sometime for my hubby’s lunch box!