Description:
The aroma of this fruit is warm, nutty and spicy while the leaveshave a strong odor.Description
The aroma of this fruit is warm, nutty and spicy while theleaves have a strong odor. As a fragrant spice, coriander is todayvalued as much for its medicinal properties as for its use as acondiment. Coriander finds extensive application in several kindsof foods, beverages, liquors and perfumes and requires fullexposure to sunlight but with less heat and medium-to-heavy loamysoil, good drainage and well-distributed moisture. In indiacoriander is an essential part of curry powder, indian masalas, inethiopia it is used for berebere, which much resembles the indianspice mixtures apart form being used in latin american cuisine.Roasting or frying of coriander is much practiced in india and srilanka to enhance the flavor
Its Uses
The young plant is used for flavouring and garnishing curriesand soups. The fruits (seeds) are widely used as condiments with orwithout roasting in the preparation of curry powders, sausages andseasonings. It is an important ingredient in the manufacture offood flavourings, in bakery products, meat products, soda &syrups, puddings, candy preserves and liquors.
In medicines it is used as a carminative, refrigerant, diuretic,and aphrodisiac. In household medicines, it is used againstseasonal fever, stomach disorders, and nausea. Coriander oil andoleoresins are primarily used in seasonings for sausages and othermeat products
