I have had tough time preserving Coriander leaves, most of the time I buy these in specialty shops and by the time I finish using half would be rotten. I learnt this method of preserving coriander leaves from a friend in Germany but started to make use of it now when I regularly buy them. It lasts fresh for more than 10 to 12 days.
Required :
Coriander Leaves : 1 bunch
1 Jar : 4 to 5 inches high or a Glass
How to do it :
Quick Version
Chop off roots from stem and put into a jar with 1.5 inch water and leave it in the Vegetable tray of the refrigerator.
Detailed Version :
Note : Do not take a lengthy Jar, when there is just a few stems left, it would fall into the water.
Leaves that are not so fresh would turn fresh when preserved in the refrigerator.
Also Known as : Preserving Cilantro, Kothambiri, Kothamili, Kothamilaku
Variations : If your veggi tray is not big enough, then put a transparent cover on the leaves and store it in the bottom of the fridge
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| Coriander Leaves sitting in the fridge for 11 days |
Coriander Leaves : 1 bunch
1 Jar : 4 to 5 inches high or a Glass
How to do it :
Quick Version
Chop off roots from stem and put into a jar with 1.5 inch water and leave it in the Vegetable tray of the refrigerator.
Detailed Version :
- Un-tie the coriander bunch on a sheet of paper and chop out the roots if any.
- Remove brown or rotten leaves
- Take out any stems which are very short and use these in next days.
- Put the rest of the leaves together in the Jar which has 1.5 inches of water.
- Water should be just a little above the bottom tip of the stem.
- Keep this in the vegetable tray of the refrigerator. Take required quantity while cooking, wash and use.
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| New Batch of Coriander Leaves from Market |
Leaves that are not so fresh would turn fresh when preserved in the refrigerator.
Also Known as : Preserving Cilantro, Kothambiri, Kothamili, Kothamilaku
Variations : If your veggi tray is not big enough, then put a transparent cover on the leaves and store it in the bottom of the fridge
Entry for > "Herbs and Flowers in my Platter"
Absolutely useful tip :) Will give it a try for sure
ReplyDeleteNice informative tip...
ReplyDeleteThx. for sharing :)
Thats a wonderful tip..thanks dear..
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this tip. I hate wasting coriander leaves. Do you think this would work to preserve fresh sprigs of mint as well?
ReplyDelete@ trisha: Thanks for th feedback. Yes it works for mint leaves as well but it wouldnt last as long as coriander leaves. Max 4 to 5 days mint stays fresh
ReplyDeleteGreat tip...I end up making coriander chutney quite frequently because I hate to see the leaves whither and be wasted. This should help:)
ReplyDeleteCorriander leaves also work really well when wrapped well in paper towel and placed in crisper drawer in fridge, this method works great and last several weeks cheers!
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