Coriander rice /Kothamalli satham

Ingredients

Fresh green coriander leaves - 2 cups

tamarind pulp 

onion - little (optional)

mustard

salt

List 1

urad dal - 1 tsp

channa dal - 1/2 tsp

red chilli - 2

coriander seed - 1/2 tsp

jeera - 1/2 tsp

• Chop and soak coriander leaves, in enough water and wash it off thoroughly.
  
• In a pan, dry roast all the ingredients in the list 1 and set it aside.
  
• Grind the coriander leaves along with the roasted ingredients along with tamarind pulp by adding little water, if required and make it to a fine paste.
  
• Cook rice separately in the cooker
  
• Now add a tbsp of oil and when it is hot add mustard to it.
  
• When the mustard splutters, add little jeera and add chopped onions if used.
  
• Add salt as required.
  
• Now add the grounded paste and saute it until the excess water evaporates.
  
• Let it cool down.
  
• Mix it with rice and kothamali rice is ready!