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Coriander Rice – Coriander Rice Recipe – Kothamalli Sadam

November 23, 2015 52 Comments

Coriander rice or kothamalli sadam is another recipe from Chandra Padmanabhan’s Southern Spice. I have been trying more and more recipes from the book with good results and this kothamalli sadam recipe is definitely a winner. Both TH and I love fresh coriander and pretty much anything made with it. When I have some extra leaves on the verge of wilting and wasting away, I chop them and add them to dosa batter, that’s how much we love it!


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 - south indian coriander rice recipe

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.

kothamalli sadam - south indian coriander rice recipe

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!

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  1. Harish Srinivasan

    August 18, 2012 at 8:30 pm

    It was a wonderful recipe. Came out excellent. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  2. Harish Srinivasan

    August 18, 2012 at 8:29 pm

    This is an excellent recipe. Turned out very good. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  3. Sangeetha

    February 28, 2012 at 10:25 am

    I tried this recipe.It came out really excellent. I got lots of appreciation for this.

    Reply
  4. Shreya

    May 17, 2011 at 5:24 pm

    Just tried this and it came out really good 🙂 Thanks!

    Reply
  5. ranjinisoma

    February 10, 2011 at 4:32 am

    Tried and Tasted….. Simply awesome!

    Reply
  6. Sin-A-Mon (Monika)

    December 23, 2010 at 5:40 pm

    yes I did and here is my version 😀

    http://sinamontales.wordpress.com/2010/12/23/easiest-and-yummiest-ever-rice/

    Reply
  7. Sin-A-Mon (Monika)

    December 22, 2010 at 1:04 pm

    had bookmarked it since loooooong to try it out finally made it today and cant tell u how much I loved it. awesome

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  8. Nags

    December 22, 2010 at 1:58 pm

    Thank you so much for trying the coriander rice Monika. So glad you liked the recipe 🙂

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  9. Nags

    July 27, 2010 at 1:38 am

    Thank you so much for trying the coriander rice recipe Nimi. So glad you liked it 🙂

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  10. nimi

    July 26, 2010 at 8:50 am

    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.

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  11. Laavanya

    April 1, 2010 at 1:33 pm

    I'm a big fan of coriander too and this recipe sounds very easy & simple and is so pleasing to look at.

    Reply
  12. RAKS KITCHEN

    April 1, 2010 at 1:32 pm

    Me too buy the same,but I buy in Mustafa:)

    Reply
  13. Priya

    April 1, 2010 at 1:32 pm

    Wow wat a pretty green colour..lovely rice dish..gorgeous:)

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  14. Nags

    November 7, 2009 at 12:23 am

    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? 🙂

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  15. shyam

    November 6, 2009 at 11:21 am

    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!

    Reply
  16. Preety

    February 20, 2009 at 2:24 am

    wow looks so good..i thought we can use coriander for garnish only..:)

    Reply
  17. Madhu Taneja, Ameeta Atul & Ashima Taneja

    February 20, 2009 at 1:05 am

    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/)

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  18. Swapna Pravin

    February 19, 2009 at 9:43 pm

    Wow! wonderful color… nice click:)

    Reply
  19. Bharathy

    February 19, 2009 at 5:18 pm

    oh yeah…the new blog header RRRROOOCKKS!! 😀

    Reply
  20. Bharathy

    February 19, 2009 at 5:17 pm

    LOVELY!! in every way :)!!!

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  21. Priya

    February 19, 2009 at 2:11 pm

    Wow wat a pretty green colour..lovely rice dish..gorgeous:)

    Reply
  22. Swati

    February 19, 2009 at 3:30 pm

    Thank you Nags..for visiting my picture of Coriander Rice 🙂

    Reply
  23. Ann

    February 19, 2009 at 10:53 am

    Great presentation and click as usual…love to have some.

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  24. Cham

    February 19, 2009 at 2:03 am

    That is a pretty green u got Nag! Love the aroma of cilantro!

    Reply
  25. Madhumathi

    February 19, 2009 at 10:01 am

    The rice looks yummy.I like the way you have photographed it..Its simply superb.

    Reply
  26. Laavanya

    February 19, 2009 at 12:55 am

    I'm a big fan of coriander too and this recipe sounds very easy & simple and is so pleasing to look at.

    Reply
  27. Mahimaa's kitchen

    February 18, 2009 at 11:08 pm

    rice looks fantastic.. perfectly cooked….i put 1:2 ratio…. it comes out good too.

    Reply
  28. AnuSriram

    February 18, 2009 at 9:26 pm

    Thats a lovely version of corrainder rice… Love the pictures! Looks tempting!

    Reply
  29. Muneeba

    February 18, 2009 at 9:23 pm

    Love coriander/cilantro! Am so pleased to see yet another fabulous way to use it. Thks!!

    Reply
  30. A_and_N

    February 18, 2009 at 9:09 pm

    Love the colour 🙂

    Reply
  31. Anonymous

    February 18, 2009 at 8:05 pm

    It looks very nice, green and all

    sandeepa

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  32. Superchef

    February 18, 2009 at 7:28 pm

    ooohh…this is there in my “to-post” posts…i recently made this..from Chandra Padmanabhan’s…looks lovely!!

    Reply
  33. Poornima Nair

    February 18, 2009 at 6:59 pm

    Thats such a beautiful colour…looks soo delicious…

    Reply
  34. DEESHA

    February 18, 2009 at 5:59 pm

    looks awesome .. I make another version, but this looks amazingly simple .. Am gonna try this

    Reply
  35. Shreya

    February 18, 2009 at 5:50 pm

    The colour is so appetizing! love the recipe, and I will try it with more veggies.:-)

    Reply
  36. Madhu

    February 19, 2009 at 12:27 am

    Lovely dish, like the color and flavor if corrainder..Sush a simple and delicious dish.

    Reply
  37. Fearless Kitchen

    February 18, 2009 at 4:03 pm

    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.

    Reply
  38. Swati

    February 18, 2009 at 8:48 pm

    Woderfull !
    I tried this recipe and also uploaded few photos to my picasa Album here ->
    http://picasaweb.google.com/swati.udas/Recipe#5304236495485563362

    Reply
  39. Asha

    February 18, 2009 at 12:18 pm

    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! :))

    Reply
  40. Kitchen Flavours

    February 18, 2009 at 11:40 am

    I tasted pudina(mint)rice before. But i never tasted this… Looks tempting. Bookmarked..

    Reply
  41. Lavi

    February 18, 2009 at 10:10 am

    This is a simple and fat free recipe without coconut!! Lovely Pictures Nags!!

    Reply
  42. Happy cook

    February 18, 2009 at 8:43 am

    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 🙂

    Reply
  43. jayasree

    February 18, 2009 at 7:33 am

    What a rich green color..Lovely. Cooked rice indeed looks very long. Nice presentation.

    Reply
  44. Indhu

    February 18, 2009 at 6:46 am

    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:)

    Reply
  45. priar's,

    February 18, 2009 at 6:38 am

    Hmmm ….rice looks so good:)

    Reply
  46. Nags

    February 18, 2009 at 10:09 am

    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 🙂

    Reply
  47. sriharivatsan

    February 18, 2009 at 8:11 am

    Lovely nags, looks yummy, a healty one indeed..

    Reply
  48. Nags

    February 18, 2009 at 6:23 am

    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)

    Reply
  49. RAKS KITCHEN

    February 18, 2009 at 6:22 am

    Me too buy the same,but I buy in Mustafa:)

    Reply
  50. Nags

    February 18, 2009 at 6:21 am

    No, Daawat. Textmati is the best that’s available in the US apparently, so linked to it.

    Reply
  51. Nags

    February 18, 2009 at 6:17 am

    Raks – Daawat! Its expensive but totally worth it. Its available in that mallu shop in N2 market.

    Reply
  52. RAKS KITCHEN

    February 18, 2009 at 6:16 am

    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!

    Reply

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