Peter Kuruvita

Kothamalli

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Peter Kuruvita

Published 2009

  • About

Kothamalli is Tamil for coriander. It is also a drink rich in healing properties—the ginger works on colds and fevers while the coriander seeds, cinnamon and ginger all help to warm the body during times of sickness.

Whenever I feel the onset of a cold, I brew up some kothamalli.

Ingredients

  • 50 g (1¾ oz) coriander seeds
  • 5 cm (2

Method

Rinse the coriander seeds, then place in a dry frying pan and cook over low heat until lightly toasted.

Put all the ingredients in a saucepan with 600 ml (21 fl oz) of water and si