How to Store Coriander leaves/Cilantro for long & use its stems?
This is one of the best way to store and utilise coriander leaves along with its stems.
Ingredients
FOR STORING LEAVES
- 2 bunches coriander leaves/cilantro (about 300 grams)
- Water as required
FOR USING STEMS
- Leftover Stems
- 2 tbsp dry pomegranate seeds/anardana
- 2 green chilies
- 1 small onion
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- Salt to taste
- 2 tbsp water
Instructions
FOR STORING LEAVES
- Firstly pluck the leaves from the stems.
- Wash the leaves very well.
- Roughly chop them. You can use knife for the purpose. However we did it with the hand itself.
- Put the chopped leaves in each cavity of ice cube tray.
- Pour water in each cavity.
- Freeze.
- Whenever required, take out a cube and put in the vegetable/curry you are cooking.
FOR USING STEMS
- Cut the roots and wash the stems very well.
- Put them in a grinder along with dry pomegranate seeds/anardana, green chilies, onion, sugar, salt and water.
- Grind to a smooth paste.
- Chutney out of coriander stems is ready.
- Enjoy.
Notes
Instead of washing the leaves after plucking, you can first wash the whole bunch and thereafter pluck the leaves. Do as per your convenience.