Dishes with coriander, coriander: 1076 homemade recipes

They are used as a seasoning for meat and vegetable dishes. In cooking, we use both coriander greens and seeds - coriander .

Coriander dishes are not limited to adding these fresh herbs to fresh vegetable salads , which we cook at home in the summer. Coriander, both fresh and dried, is widely used in national dishes, especially in Georgian cuisine . Here we can meet various recipes with coriander , which are present on every table in Georgia. These are kharcho, oriental appetizer, satsivi, chikhirtma, bozartma, ovdukh, chanakhi, lula kebab, lamb with green beans, tava kebab, Azerbaijani kebab, boiled catfish, trout with nuts and many other dishes. For flavor and specific taste, cilantro is also added to soups : Gurian soup, soup with peas and rice, lobio soup, soup with rice and onions, matsun soup, mushroom soup with rice. Also, fresh or pickled cilantro recipes have as various seasonings for meat dishes.

Many chefs use cilantro for their dishes, instead of the usual and widespread spicy plants, such as parsley or dill .

The benefits of cilantro are huge, as its leaves are rich in a valuable set of vitamins such as B1, B2, P, C, ascorbic acid, pectin, carotene and rutin and trace elements that are necessary for our body. Cilantro disinfects our intestines and cleanses it of harmful bacteria, improves sleep, appetite, and lowers blood pressure. Traditional medicine has been using cilantro for a long time to improve the body. Tinctures and decoctions from it help to remove unnecessary salts from the body, strengthen blood vessels and improve digestion. Cilantro is used for gastritis, stomach ulcers, hysteria, and for the prevention of oncology.


Borodino bread, Georgian and Abkhazian adjika, Georgian tkemali and satsibeli sauces, Korean carrots, canned fish contain coriander. Recipes for its preparation are widespread not only in Georgia (lula kebab, kharcho, lobio, shish kebab and other national dishes), but also in many other cities and countries.

Coriander is used as a flavoring agent in sausages, beer, in various marinades and sauces, as well as in many dough products that we cook at home.
In 1830, coriander was imported from Spain to Russia, the spice was not known in Russia before that.

Coriander dishes have become so familiar and popular that we sometimes do not notice his presence on the table. For example, Baltic canned sprat is impossible without adding coriander to it. And Indian seasonings such as curry and various mixtures have a significant proportion of coriander in their composition. Coriander is added with great pleasure to many dishes in many countries. Everyone is a special fan of it oriental cuisines , where coriander is added to almost all dishes and in large quantities, because these dishes are not only fragrant, they are also useful.

Coriander seeds are added to stewed meat dishes , and in various flour products. Coriander is also added to marinades . The Caucasus is very famous for such marinades.

The famous oriental sweets also contain coriander, only in candied form. These delicacies are still sold in the oriental bazaar in Turkey, Iran and Arab countries.

Coriander is often infused entirely with alcohol, while receiving coriander tincture. Many alcoholic beverages contain a squeeze of coriander seeds or whole seeds. And famous gin varieties contain coriander oil. Drinks with coriander tincture have a calming effect.