Kothamalli Thuvaiyal

This is a different kind of thuvaiyal with kothamalli and onion.
 Let us see how to make this thuvaiyal.

All we need is 

• kothamalli (Dhaniya leaves) -- a handful.
• onion ----two ( according to your taste)
• tamarind - a small ball .
• green chillies- two or according to your taste. 
• salt  to taste.

Preparing instructions:

Wash  the kothamalli leaves and keep it aside. Cut the onions into two or three pieces.
Add the kothamalli leaves, cut onions, tamarind , and salt  in a mixi and grind to a fine paste. Add water a little if needed. Take care while adding water as the onions will give out water while grinding.  

You can serve this with hot rice. This gives a good company for idly and dosa too.

P.S 

For those of you who say that it is unusual to add onions to thuvaiyal , just try this. It will be really tasty. 

I shall let out a secret now.. 
If you want to butter your mother-in-law or your daughter-in-law( as the case may be)  you can always use this thuvaiyal.
You are sure to win their heart.
Trust me.I tell this from my own experience.

Now go ahead, prepare this thuvaiyal. 

But please don't forget to share your experience with me. 

Kothamalli thokku

This  is a simple recipe. But this kothamaali thokku has along shelf life.


To make this thokku  all we need is ,

1. Kothamalli  ( coriander leaves) one bunch .

2. Urad dhal  1/4 cup.

3. Asafoetida.

4. Red Chillies as per your taste.

4. Tamarind  to the size of a big lemon.

5. Salt to taste.

6. Little oil ,to fry urad dhal and chillies.

Clean the coriander leaves(Kothamalli) and keep it cut aside.

Pour oil in a pan. and heat it . Add  Urad dhal , red chillies and  fry it golden brown.Fry the asafoetida. Keep it aside.

Put asafoetida, fried Urad dhal, red chillies , salt  in a mixie and grind to a  coarse powder . Then. add tamarind to it and  grind it again for a few seconds. After that,  add  the cut coriander leaves  and  let the mixie run for a minute or two.

It will look like this 

If you find the thokku very sticky ,You can fry some more  urad dhal. powder it  and add to the thokku .Ofcourse mix it  well.

Then remove it and keep in a glass bottle or a stainless steel container.
To keep good health let us avoid plastic containers.
If you prefer, you can even keep it referigerated.

Take it with curd rice. Oh! That is heavenly.

I would be happy if I get feedbacks for the recipe .