Kothamalli Thogayal Recipe | Coriander Leaves Thogayal

Posted on Nov 16th, 2015

by Sowmya Venkatachalam

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Kothamalli thogayal, is a very easy aromatic and yummy thogayal variety. Coriander leaves are very healthy greens. Most of us use coriander leaves for garnishing. Sometimes our kids doesn’t like to see chopped coriander leaves added in rasam, sambar or other gravies. Thogayal is one easy dish to make them eat this healthy greens. This thogayal is a great kids lunch box dish too. We just need to dry grind the thogayal and then add the seasoning and mix with cooked fluffy rice and there you go! You will have a nice aromatic and tasty kothamalli thogayal rice ready to for packed lunch! I have published another version of this kothamalli thogayal which is a spicier version and mostly used as pickle. This is a mild version for kids!

Preparation and Yield:

Preparation time	10 mins
Cooking Time	20 mins
Servings	4
Recipe Category	Thogayal
Recipe Cuisine	South Indian

Kothamalli Thogayal Recipe | Coriander Leaves Thogayal

Ingredients:

Coriander Leaves	4 Cups*
Channa dal	3 tablespoon
Urid Dal	3 tablespoon
Red Chilli	2
Hing	a Pinch
Grated Coconut	1/4 Cup
Tamarind	1 small gooseberry size
Salt	To taste
Oil	1 tablespoon

*1 Cup = 250ml

Kothamalli Thogayal Recipe | Coriander Leaves Thogayal

Method:

Wash the coriander leaves thoroughly to get rid off sand or other dust particles. Roughly chop the coriander leaves and set it aside
Heat a pan and add oil. When the oil is hot, add the channa dal and urid dal and fry them in oil till they turn light golden brown color
Then add the red chillies , hing, tamarind and grated coconut and fry them all for a minute. We can also use tamarind paste instead of raw tamarind
Switch off the flame and add the washed and chopped coriander leaves and saute them in the heat of the pan for couple of minutes
Allow the fried ingredients to cool off completely before grinding
Once the ingredients are cooled off, add all these ingredients to the mixer jar. Add salt and grind all these ingredients to a coarse paste. Mostly we don’t need to add any water, but if you feel the ingredients are not getting crushed up, you can sprinkle some water and grind it to a coarse paste
Take the ground thogayal in a bowl. You can mix the thogayal with rice and enjoy the thogayal. If you wish to make it for lunch box, then season the thogayal with mustard seeds, urid dal and cashews and then mix with rice
The delicious Kothamalli Thogayal is now ready to serve!