using corriander leaves (dhaniya patti) out of season
@maygodblessu44 (7336)
India
December 15, 2012 9:21pm CST
Hello all my friends and members Ji,
I assume that SALT & CORRIANDER LEAVES (DHANIYA PATTI) is a integral part in any cooking around the world and no Kitchen is spared. We daily use them, let it be any costly. I have also been experiencing during summer, it's cost shoots up to even 100 times at some places and further it may not be available. So recently, while going through a women's magzine, I tried to prepare SALTISH CORRIANDER as below to store during odd months in a year :-
1. As per requirement of storage take crystle salt as otehr versons in market will be costly.
2. Take accordingly CORRIANDER LEAVES ( I took 1 KG salt and 500 grms fresh leaves).
3. wash both in running water and leave them in strainer for some time so taht water goes out.
4. Grind both together ( I did in Mixi used in our Kitchen) to make it fine.
5. Spread in a tray with News paper beneath.
6. Dry now in hot sun ( In my place all conditions are simulating)for 6-7 day , so that it becomes total dry.
7. Regrind , strain like flour and store in glass container.
8. We get some tablets here, which we leave inside all pulses/flour/gram-powder / etc. so that funges and other unwanted insects never take birth. You can take such precautions.
9. Use this salt, when CORRIANDER LEAVES becomes out of reach in cost and availibility .
I would appriciate ypour views and any other ways of reducing expenses. Please share your experiences.
May God bless You and have a great time [em]thumbup
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4 responses
@marguicha (215604)
• Chile
16 Dec 12
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I buy coriander seeds and plant them in containers. I have three containers and plant them with 3 weeks of difference. That way I always have fresh coriander leaves. The only thing you have to check is that they have enough water. If you use more, you can use more containers. I have made plant containers even from milk cartons, washed and making holes in the bottom.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
16 Dec 12
I have never planted coriander myself. We usually buy coriander to eat. Now I see that we can also plant coriander ourselves in containers and flowwer pots. I will try to see if I can get some coriander seeds for planting. Coriander is very expensive in our local market. If I can plant it in my flower pots, it would surely save some money. Take care, marguicha.
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@marguicha (215604)
• Chile
16 Dec 12
If you don`t find seeds in nurseries, you can use the ones that are sold at grocery stores for using in cooking.
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@maygodblessu44 (7336)
• India
4 Jan 13
Hello my friend marguicha & williamjisir Ji,
Well, first of all I wish to apolize with you and all my friends that I got hibernated due to many reasons. Well, I am little disappointed with responde r below, who is of teh view that Corriander makes a person impotant. I totally discard as we ahve three children and they have two each. I feel without these leaves kitchen is barran and without any taste in food. Our side during extrem summer season it gets vanished /very costly. So we discovered above formule.
May God bless You and have a great time 
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
11 Jan 13
This will be really useful to those who dont get coriander in all seasons. The process is interesting but does it give the fresh taste when use it after drying. we sow coriander seeds in pots to get the coriander . so we always get fresh coriander
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@maygodblessu44 (7336)
• India
12 Jan 13
Hello my friend prashu228 Ji,
Well, there is always a difference between original and cross/duplicate/xerox etc. It can only replace. I remember, when we were planning to go US and we always use Curry leaves in our cooking, my hubby, dried enough curry leaves and made them powder and carried, just to give some taste. In Nortehrn India, in May and June, when strong hot winds blow, fresh Corriander can never be expected at moderate rates, so this is just a suggestion to carry on.
May God bless You and have a great time
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
16 Dec 12
Hell mgbu. I love to eat coriander very much. We buy it from the grocery market often. My wife and my baby son love it. We usually eat it in salad. I love its taste. Also we use it in hot pot in winter. Be blessed.
@maygodblessu44 (7336)
• India
4 Jan 13
Hello my friend williamjisir Ji,
Well, we always use this leaves lavishly and very liberaly. It adds many colorful items on any dining table.
May God bless You and have a great time
@jagjit273 (1754)
• India
16 Dec 12
I never use corriander leaves in my food. As i have heard that it makes a man impotent. Though it gives fragnance to your vegetables and beans when made.
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@maygodblessu44 (7336)
• India
4 Jan 13
Hello my friend jagjit273 Ji,
Well, I would be happy to know base of your theory and concept on arriving to such important dicission in your food habits. Even if I agree with you, what I will have to say to myu hubyy who has gifted me three children , eldest being 42 yrs now and youngest being 37 yrs. They too hjave two children each. Please check it up with some botonical findings and then arrive on concliusion.
May God bless You and have a great time
