Kothimbir ( Coriander ) Wadi

Coriander leaves have a unique fresh smell and taste. Hence it is used mainly to garnish dishes. Coriander could also be used as the main ingredient in a dish. Coriander Wadi is one such recipe. Sometime we bring home a whole lot of coriander when it's on a deal and we are stuck with a lot of coriander which could go waste. During such time coriander wadi is a good recipe to use up a lot of that extra coriander leaves.
Ingredients -

• Fresh Coriander/cilantro Leaves
• Ginger-garlic Paste
• Green Chili paste or Red chili powder
• Cumin powder
• Coriander powder
• Gram flour ( Besan / Chana dal flour )
• Salt
• Oil

Method -Wash coriander leaves and chop finely.

Fresh Coriander

                                             Chopped Coriander

                   Sprinkle salt on chopped coriander. Add ginger-garlic paste,

                   green chili paste (you can use red chili powder instead),

                   cumin powder, coriander powder. 

                   Mix all ingredients very well and keep aside for few minutes. 

                   This will leave some water, then add gram flour as much

                   as needed. Add 1-tsp. of oil. It makes vadi tender.

                    Grease a pot with oil and put above mixture into it. 
                    Once the mixture leveled steam it. I use pressure cooker by 
                    removing whistle and keeping water underneath the pot. 
                    Steam for about 15-20 minutes.

Steamed Coriander mix and besan

                    
                    Once it is steamed and cooled cut it into cubes.

Steamed kothimbir vadi cubes

                    Shallow fry the cubes till it gets brown color. 
                    Kothimbir wadi is ready.

Fried kothimbir wadi ready to be served