Coriander leaves made in powder form to mix with rice, sesame oil or ghee, or used as side dish for idli dosai. Step by step pictures post.
coriander leaves powder, is ground with spice for rice. You can make this, keep refrigerated and use it for 15-20 days. It's very yummy and delicious! Hope you all too like this. Perfect way to utilize coriander leaves when it is in season. Do not let it rot, yes, if you keep and think to use only for garnishing, you may end up in wasting the leaves. Instead, make this thokku and have it with sesame oil and hot rice. It's healthy too.
I learnt this only after marriage from my mom-in-law. Amma always makes kothamalli thogayal, so for a change this was really good. When I posted, I posted this as thokku, yet I thought thokku means to be oily and in paste form, so coriander leaves podi is better name and changed it.
Recipe card
coriander leaves powder recipe
Ingredients
- 1 big bunch Coriander leaves (2 cups)
- ⅓ cup Urad dal
- ⅓ cup Red chilli
- ⅛ teaspoon Asafetida
- 1 teaspoon Tamarind packed/ small gooseberry sized
- Salt
Instructions
- Wash coriander leaves and spread it in a kitchen towel to absorb the water in it.
- Remove the thick stems if you dont want,thin stems can be there.
- Roast urad dal,red chillies and asafoetida together till urad dal turns golden brown.
- Cool down and first grind red chillies,tamarind,salt,asafetida into a coarse powder.
- Then add coriander leaves and give a few runs to grind little.
- Lastly add the roast urad dal and grind to a coarse powder,taking care to not to grind into fine powder.
- The urad dal should be seen as shown below in the picture.
Notes
- Please follow the steps to grind as mentioned for the perfect outcome in texture. If you grind everything together, powder will not be dry.
Coriander leaves powder method:
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- Wash coriander leaves and spread it in a kitchen towel to absorb the excess water in it. Remove the thick stems if you don't want, thin stems can be there.
- Roast urad dal, red chillies and asafetida together till urad dal turns golden brown.
- Cool down and first grind red chillies, tamarind,salt,asafetida into a coarse powder.
- Then add coriander leaves and give a few runs to grind little.
- Lastly add the roast urad dal and grind to a coarse powder,taking care to not to grind into fine powder.
- The urad dal should be seen as shown below in the picture.
- Wash coriander leaves and spread it in a kitchen towel to absorb the excess water in it. Remove the thick stems if you don't want, thin stems can be there.
Transfer to an airtight container and keep it in fridge.This thokku,we can take with rice by mixing this with sesame oil,or we can even have this as a side dish for Idli, Dosai.
Daily Meals says
Hi Raks Kitchen! The coriander podi looks yummy...healthy too...
raaji says
thanks raji for the recipe..i was looking for a perfect recipe...
Dershana says
Looks very nice and flavourful.
Purnima says
Hey Rajeshwari, the thokku is new to me and looks fragrant! Here the coriander costs a fortune this season!
Divya says
You have a lot of patience girl... guiding us step by step.
I will put u on my list to follow so I wont miss your yummy recipes.
Happy cook says
Yumm i am imagining dipping into with a hot piece od dosa yummy
VEGETABLE PLATTER says
looks lovely .. i havent tasted this one .. must be tasting yummy with steamed rice
Nags says
i love the flavour of coriander! yummy!!
Uma says
Ooooh! I love it! beautiful description as usual. Looks so delicious.
Priti says
Thokku looking yummy...I would love this with rice...thanks for sharing the wonderful recipe
LG says
Good one yaar! Loved the podi 🙂 esp color!
Sireesha says
The coriander podi looks fabuluous.I am sure it must be very very tasty...
I am adding U in my blogroll.
Siri says
I didn't know u made this for Herb Mania Raks..was just about to suggest to send..guess u forgot to email me..:).. no probs will take the details from ur post! the thokku looks yummo! Thanks dearie..:)
Hugs,
Siri
Rajani says
hi this looks really amazing, lovely step by step tutorial, will definitely try it out.
Dershana says
hey, am going to try this tmmrw, will tell you how it turned out 🙂
Madhuram says
This is my all time favorite podi. Usually my grandmother makes it for me, so I have not at all tried making this. I'm going to try this one very soon.
Laavanya says
Oh that must be so flavorful & fragrant Raks...
Seena says
Hey Raj, how r u? 🙂
Have never seen this , so bookmarking!
Dershana says
hi, made the thokku as accompaniment to my palak dosas yesterday night. turned out real yummy! I was a little apprehensive that the corinader leaves might make it wet..but it came out beautiful. loved teh flavour. thank u dear 🙂
RAKS KITCHEN says
Thankyou dershana and Vijaya-dailymeals to try i out and giving me the feedback!
Janu says
The new clicks looks sooooooo inviting 🙂 Wish to make some now. But I have only little bunch of these fellows 🙁
nithu says
hey raks... ur site is simply awesome 🙂 i started viewing this a couple of days back.. and you stolen my heart with your items 🙂 the specialty of your site is , we just feels like trying it out atleast once.. the way you have explained and shown is so nice.. 🙂 today i tried your kothamalli thokku 🙂 it came so nice and tasty 🙂 thanks raks... keep going.. 🙂 all the best 🙂
tastedrive says
Lovely recipe!!! Thanks for posting this!!!
tastedrive says
simply yummy, good for busy weekdays!!!
Vijayalakshmi S says
Hi Raji,
I tried this receipe. My mother liked it. We used it as a sidedish for Idli and Dosa.