Coriander ( kothamalli ) Rice

                                Coriander rice is often one among the different Variety Rice in the menu of the auspicious Bangle Ceremony ( Valaikappu Function ) in the Coimbatore city.But the credit of this recipe goes to my friend Ms. Suganthi.This rice is mainly good from the health point of view with less fat.The rice goes well with the Potato or Vazhaikkai Fry.

Kothamalli Rice

Ingredients :

Rice    1 cup.
Cleaned coriander leaves   1 cup.
Green chillies   3 to 4
Grated coconut   2 tbsp
Tamarind   1 small piece.
Garlic   3 pods.
Onion   1
Hing, Salt, Oil, Mustard.

Method :

1. Cook the rice, raw or boiled with little less water than usual quantity, so that the
    grains may be separate but cooked.Chop the onion finely.Soak the tamarind in a tbsp.
    of warm water.

2.Heat  oil in a kadai, add the chillies. when they splutter, add the coriander leaves and
   saute till they shrink. Add the coconut and switch off.After they cool, grind coarsely
   in the mixer with salt and the soaked tamarind.

3. Heat 1 tbsp. oil in the same Kadai, add mustard, curry leaves and Hing. Then add the
    coriander paste and saute on a low fire for 2 mins.

4. Spread the rice in a broad vessel and let it cool.Then mix the coriander paste and the
    salt for the rice. Mix well. A heathy rice free from oil and an alternative for the
    routine Pulao, Briyani, Puliodharai or Coconut rice is ready.