Kothamalli Rasam / Coriander Rasam

Kothamalli rasam is a very tasty coriander rasam made using coriander seeds, green coriander stems and leaves, garlic and tomato goes well with rice. Kothamalli rasam can be served as a soup and a very good remedy for sour throat.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Kothamalli Rasam / Coriander Rasam.

Ingredients:-

Coriander leaves. -1/2 cup
Tomato.                -3
Coriander seeds.   -2 tsp
Coriander stems.   -2 tbsp
Dry red chillies.    -3
Black pepper corn.-1tsp
Cumin seeds.         -1tsp

Mustard seeds.      -1tsp
Garlic cloves.        -6 crushed
Curry leaves.         -few
Asafoetida.            -1/4 tsp
Water.                    -2 to 3 cup
Salt.                       -to taste
Oil.                        -2 tsp
Ghee.                     -2 tsp

Instructions:-

1).Take a small bunch of coriander leaves. Seperate the coriander leaves and stems. Wash and chop coriander stems into small pieces. Wash coriander leaves. Drain water and keep aside.

2). Wash and roughly chop tomatoes. Slightly crush garlic cloves. Keep aside.

3). Heat a pan and dry roast coriander seeds, dry red chillies, black pepper corn and cumin seeds on low flame till nice aroma comes out and allow the roasted ingredients to cool.

4). In a mixer grinder add 1/4 cup coriander leaves, roughly chopped tomatoes and roasted ingredients (coriander seeds, dry red chillies, black pepper corn and cumin seeds) and grind to a fine paste. Keep aside the ground coriander leaves tomato paste.

Method:-

1). Heat 2 tsp ghee and 2 tsp oil in a wide bottom pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add crushed garlic cloves and fry on low flame till golden brown. Add curry leaves into the pan and saute in oil.

2). Add chopped coriander stems and saute in oil on low flame for 2 minutes. Add asafoetida into the pan and mix well.

3). Add ground coriander leaves tomato paste into the pan and mix well.

4). Add required salt and 2 to 3 cup of water into the pan and mix well. Boil the rasam for 3 minutes on low flame and switch off the flame.

5). Lastly add 1/4 cup coriander leaves into the rasam and mix well.

Very tasty and healthy Kothamalli Rasam / Coriander Rasam is ready to serve hot with rice.