Kothambari bija coffee ( coriander seeds coffee)

Ingredients

Kothambari bija ( dhania seeds // coriander seeds)—1 cup

Cardamom pods ( ellaki//elaichi)—2

Dry roast coriander seeds and cardamom pods for few minutes till you get nice aroma ( just warm it).

Make sure not to burn .just 2 minutes roasting on low flame is enough.

Transfer to a plate .

Let it cool.

Transfer to a mixer grinder jar and powder it coarsely.just pulse it.

Water—1 cup

Milk—1/2 cup( or more to your taste)

Jaggery powder—1 tablespoon

Ground coriander powder—1 tablespoon

Boil water in a pan,add jaggery powder.

Stir until jaggery powder melts .

Now add in coriander seeds powder and boil for 5 minutes on low heat.

Add warm milk ( just to avoid curdling of milk).

Strain through a tea strainer and serve hot.

Healthy drink (kashaya)- is perfect to replace coffee and tea ,and is always good to have the coriander coffee hot.

It’s a traditional recipe from malnaadu