Kottamali Thokku

Ingredients:

1.   kothamalli  /  coriander leaves                 ---- 1 bunch fresh
2.   urad dhal                                               ---- 1/2 cup
3.   dry red chillies                                       ---- 10 nos
4.   tamarind                                                ---- gooseberry size
5.   Asofotida                                              ---- 1/2 teaspoon
6.   salt to taste
7.   broken channa dhal                               ---- 4 to 5 tablespoons
8.   oil                                                         ---- 5 tablespoons

Preparation  method

1.     Trim  the roots  and wash well.   Then  spread  over  a cloth  and let it dry.   Then  chop  them  roughly  and keep it  aside.

2.    Heat   a pan  with  1 teaspoons  of oil  and  then  add  red  chillies  and  fry  it,  then  fry  urad dhal  separately  till  it is  brown  in color.

3.   Then   fry  the chopped  coriander  leaves  and tamarind  separately.

4.   Then  fry  salt to taste  separately  and  cool  every thing.

5.   Now  grind  red chillies  &  salt  in the   mixer jar,  then add  tamarind  and  grind it ,  then  add urad dhal  and channa dhal,  finally  add  coriander  leaves  and grind roughly. ( do not add any water to it.)  

6.   Now  heat  another  pan  and add oil  to it,  then  add  mustard &  asofotida   then  add  the grinded  ingredients   and stir  it in  very  low flame  for  10 to 15 minutes.

7.    Then  cool  it  and transfer  the thokku  to a clean  and dry  bottle.   The  self life  is up  to 3  months  in room  temperature.   If  you  refrigerate  it ,  then  you can use till 6 months.

You  can  use  this  as a ready made  rice paste.  mixing  with rice  like pulikaichal  when  you are hard  pressed  for time  or for  those  lazy  days  when donot  feel like  cooking  anything.