
What is coriander? About the ingredient coriander. Including 918 recipes with coriander, nutrition data, and where to find it.
Coriander seed is a spice, in garam masala and Indian curries, which often employ the ground fruits in generous amounts together with cumin. It acts as a thickener.
Roasted coriander seeds are eaten as a snack. It is the main ingredient of the two south Indian dishes: sambhar and rasam. Coriander seeds are boiled with water and drunk as indigenous medicine for colds.
Coriander seeds are used in brewing certain styles of beer, particularly some Belgian wheat beers. The coriander seeds are used with orange peel to add a citrus character.
Coriander is usually found in the spices section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Coriander is a member of the Spices and Herbs USDA nutritional food group.
measure | grams |
1 tbsp | 5 |
1 tsp | 1 |
In Chinese: | 香菜 | |
British (UK) term: | Coriander | |
en français: | coriandre | |
en español: | cilantro |
There are 921 recipes that contain this ingredient.
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Usda nutrition data | about 8 years ago |
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