Kothamalli sadam | coriander leaves rice – A simple no onion no garlic rice recipe perfect for a quick lunch box. Coriander rice | kothamalli sadam recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures.

We make different varieties of rice | kalanda sadam in Tamilnadu. Most of them will be simple and perfect for lunch boxes too. The no onion garlic rice varieties such as coconut rice, lemon rice, tamarind rice, ellu sadam, peanut rice, pudina rice… are very well suitable for neivedyam and also made during festivals and functions too. A variety rice lunch platter is made for aadi perukku and kannum pongal in our house.

This kothamalli sadam is almost a no-cook and easy recipe. If you have cooked rice ready, then this recipe can be made in just 10 minutes. This is a perfect bachelor recipe. I learnt this recipe from my friend, she made this for us when we visited her home for lunch. She served this with kurkuri bhindi and we loved the combo.

We have a lot of rice no onion no garlic varieties in Jeyashris kitchen. Check out

  • Tomato rice
  • Curry leaves rice
  • Kadugu sadam
  • Kalyana puliyodarai
  • Peanut rice
  • Kovil thayir sadam

Kothamalli sadam recipe

  • In a mixie jar add the coriander leaves, green chili, little salt, lemon juice, 1 tbsp water and sugar.
  • We are adding sugar to retain the color of the coriander leaves. If you don’t want feel free to skip it.
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  • Grind this into a smooth paste.
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  • Put the ground paste in a tea strainer for 5 minutes, to remove the extra water.
  • No need to press this and extract the water. Just simply leave it without touching it.
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  • You can use this water while making rasam or add this to a ladle of dosa batter or add this while making chapati dough.
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  • In a wide bowl add the cooked rice and 1 tsp sesame oil and salt.
  • Spread this and allow this to cool completely.
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  • In a pan add 3 tsp oil and 1 tsp ghee.
  • Add the mustard seeds, urad dal and red chili.
  • Saute this till the urad dal becomes golden brown.
  • Add the cashew nuts and saute till it gets roasted.
  • Switch off and add the curry leaves.
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  • Add the coriander paste to the rice.
  • Add this tempering to the rice.
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  • Mix well gently and evenly without mashing the rice.
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  • Kothamalli sadam | coriander rice is ready.
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Notes:

  1. You can make the same with mint leaves, but lessen the quantity of mint leaves as it will be strong.
  2. Cashew nuts can be replaced with peanuts.
  3. You can replace rice with millet or rice sevai.
  4. Kothamalli sadam | coriander leaves pairs well with Aviyal or Potato curry too.
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Kothamalli sadam recipe

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups cooked rice
  • 1 handful of coriander leaves
  • 1 green chili
  • Salt as needed
  • 1/2 lemon
  • ¼ tsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 3 tsp oil
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp ghee
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 2 tsp urad dal
  • Few cashew nuts
  • Few curry leaves

Instructions

  • In a mixie jar add the coriander leaves, green chili, little salt, lemon juice, 1 tbsp water and sugar.
  • We are adding sugar to retain the color of the coriander leaves. If you don’t want feel free to skip it.
  • Grind this into a smooth paste.
  • Put the ground paste in a tea strainer for 5 minutes, to remove the extra water.
  • You can use this water while making rasam or add this to a ladle of dosa batter or add this while making chapati dough.
  • In a wide bowl add the rice and 1 tsp sesame oil and salt.
  • Spread this and allow this to cool completely.
  • In a pan add 3 tsp oil and 1 tsp ghee.
  • Add the mustard seeds, urad dal and red chili.
  • Saute this till the urad dal becomes golden brown.
  • Add the cashew nuts and saute till it gets roasted.
  • Switch off and add the curry leaves.
  • Add the coriander paste to the rice.
  • Add this tempering to the rice.
  • Mix well gently and evenly without mashing the rice.
  • Kothamalli sadam | coriander rice is ready.
  • Serve with aviyal or appalam or vadam.

Video

Notes

  1. You can make the same with mint leaves, but lessen the number of mint leaves as they will be strong.
  2. You can replace cashew nuts with peanuts too.
  3. You can replace rice with millet or rice sevai.
  4. Kothamalli sadam | coriander leaves rice pair well with Aviyal or Potato curry too.