Coriander Rice Recipe | Cilantro Rice Recipe | Kothamalli Sadam Recipe
Coriander Rice Recipe also known as kothamalli sadam or cilantro rice made with cooked rice, coriander leaves thokku. The dish is a popular South Indian lunch in the variety rice menu which is great for travel or lunch box. Learn how to make aromatic coriander rice with step by step pictures and video.
Equipment
Cooking pot
Blender
Ingredients
- 4 cups Cooked Rice
- Salt to taste
For Tempering
- 2 tablespoon Ghee
- 3 tablespoon Peanuts
- 1 tablespoon Split Yellow Channa Dal
- 1 tablespoon Split Urad dal
- 1 no Bay Leaf
- 1 piece Cinnamon
- 3 no Cardamom
- 2 no Dry Red Chillies
- 2 sprig Curry leaves
For Grinding
- 4 cups Coriander leaves
- 6 no Shallots | Sambar Onion peeled
- 5 no Green Chillies
- 1 inch Ginger peeled and chopped
Instructions
- Grind the given ingredients to a fine paste.
- Heat ghee in a kadai. Add peanuts and allow them to toast. Add in channa dal, urad dal, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaf and mix well. Add in dry chilli and curry leaves and give a stir let the fry till everything is golden and browned evenly.
- Now add in the ground masala and cook it for 5 mins till the masala is cooked and ghee separates from that.
- Add cooked rice to it and mix well. Serve hot with raita or poriyal.
Video
Notes
- You can use leftover cooked rice for this recipe which provides best results.
- You can make double batch of the kothamalli thokku and store in fridge.
- Along with peanuts, cashews can be used too.
- You can add half mint leaves along with coriander leaves when grinding.
- Gingelly oil can be used instead of ghee.
- Garlic can be added with ginger when grinding.
Storage
This recipe for coriander rice is great for meal prep and storage. You can prepare the masala and store in fridge upto 10 days. When ready to serve, mix with cooked rice with some extra ghee or gingelly oil and enjoy. This is great for bachelors, office goers, and hostel students.Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Coriander Rice Recipe | Cilantro Rice Recipe | Kothamalli Sadam Recipe
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
353
% Daily Value*
Fat
12
g
18
%
Saturated Fat
5
g
31
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
4
g
Cholesterol
19
mg
6
%
Sodium
13
mg
1
%
Potassium
265
mg
8
%
Carbohydrates
53
g
18
%
Fiber
4
g
17
%
Sugar
2
g
2
%
Protein
8
g
16
%
Vitamin A
1083
IU
22
%
Vitamin C
7
mg
8
%
Calcium
59
mg
6
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.