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    Home » Cooking Essentials » How to store Coriander Leaves | Cilantro Leaves

    How to store Coriander Leaves | Cilantro Leaves

    Published: May 16, 2011 · Modified: Sep 23, 2020 by Srivalli · 34 Comments

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    During the season I always ponder on how to store the coriander leaves for weeks. Coriander leaves are such integral part of Indian cuisine and you can't imagine making a gravy dish without the ceremonial addition of coriander leaves. Over the years we had followed different ways to store the fresh coriander leaves, some worked, some didn't. Finally we hit upon this method which really works well.

    Amma's younger sister visited us sometime back and she passed on this tip to us. I wanted to try it out right away and was so happy seeing the fresh leaves being fresh over weeks. We have successfully preserved the leaves in it's freshness for 2 - 3 weeks.

    I know many of you may know better ways. And this is too simple a method to even record. But I am not really in a mood to write a lengthy post with recipe.

    Since Coriander leaves are part and parcel of every Indian cuisine, I am happy finally finding a way to store it well.

    Trim the root ends which normally gets sold along the green coriander leaves.

    Soak in a bowl of water and rinse well

    See the fine dust that is left behind.

    Let them drain over a colander

    Then spread over a cloth to make sure the water is completely absorbed. If require, put it under fan.

    Slowly cover it up like this to absorb whatever water might still be in the leaves.

    Take the bowl that you want to store the leaves, cut a newspaper to the size of the inner bowl.

    Place the fresh leaves inside.

    The stalk can also be stored to be used in Rasams. They add such flavour.

    Take another paper cutting and cover over the fresh leaves. Refrigerate. There is no need to freeze the leaves.

    This is after two weeks. Of course I have been using and opening it in between.

    If required change the paper used to cover the leaves.

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    How to store Coriander Leaves | Cilantro Leaves

    Author Srivalli

    Ingredients

    • 1 Bunch Coriander Leaves

    Instructions

    • Trim the root ends which normally gets sold along the green coriander leaves.
    • Soak in a bowl of water and rinse well
    • See the fine dust that is left behind.
    • Let them drain over a colander
    • Then spread over a cloth to make sure the water is completely absorbed. If require, put it under fan.
    • Slowly cover it up like this to absorb whatever water might still be in the leaves.
    • Take the bowl that you want to store the leaves, cut a newspaper to the size of the inner bowl.
    • Place the fresh leaves inside.
    • The stalk can also be stored to be used in Rasams. They add such flavour.
    • Take another paper cutting and cover over the fresh leaves. Refrigerate. There is no need to freeze the leaves.
    • This is after two weeks. Of course I have been using and opening it in between.
    • If required change the paper used to cover the leaves.
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    1. meeso says

      May 16, 2011 at 4:41 pm

      Awesome! I'm always trying to find new ways to store my leaves longer 🙂

      Reply
    2. The Short (dis)Order Cook says

      May 16, 2011 at 5:01 pm

      Thanks for the tip! I can never use up a bunch of cilantro before it turns to slime. I ever tried grwoing it myself one season in desperation, but it goes to seed as quickly as it turns to slime. I have to try this!

      Reply
    3. Radha Rayasam says

      May 16, 2011 at 5:07 pm

      Awesome tip. Your cilantro looks so fresh.

      Reply
    4. Radha Rayasam says

      May 16, 2011 at 5:08 pm

      Great tip, your cilantro looks so fresh even after two weeks!

      Reply
    5. nivedita says

      May 16, 2011 at 5:24 pm

      thats a real help for many..

      Reply
    6. Laxmi says

      May 16, 2011 at 5:33 pm

      Thanks for posting.. I have been searching for this since long time..

      Reply
    7. GEETHA ACHAL says

      May 16, 2011 at 5:48 pm

      Thanks for tips....

      Reply
    8. An Open Book says

      May 16, 2011 at 6:14 pm

      this has been really helpful..especially since coriander leaves cost quite a bit out here and is not readily available, not to mention a whole bunch that goes to waste cos it rots in the fridge. im gonna try ur method,

      Reply
    9. Chitra says

      May 16, 2011 at 7:30 pm

      u follow a similar method..i use tissue paper and will change it once in 2 days...

      Reply
    10. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says

      May 16, 2011 at 7:32 pm

      Absolutely love the tip. I too had learnt something like this recently. What I do is, after washing, I wrap them in paper towels and keep them in fridge, though cutting ends is also a good one 🙂

      Reply
    11. divya says

      May 16, 2011 at 9:49 pm

      Awesome and great post dear...thanks for sharing!!

      Reply
    12. Sailaja Damodaran says

      May 17, 2011 at 12:06 am

      Thanks for the tip.

      Reply
    13. TipsNDeals says

      May 17, 2011 at 2:05 am

      great sharing!!

      Reply
    14. Nitha says

      May 17, 2011 at 2:49 am

      Helpful one...

      Reply
    15. Hari Chandana says

      May 17, 2011 at 2:56 am

      Very useful post.. thanks for sharing!!

      Reply
    16. thendral says

      May 17, 2011 at 3:08 am

      Very useful..Cilantro is bit costly here at Aus. Nice tips.

      Reply
    17. harini-jaya says

      May 16, 2011 at 9:40 pm

      I do it almost the same way! I wrap the leaves in a paper and seal it in a ziploc cover.

      Reply
    18. anishathefoodie says

      May 17, 2011 at 4:36 am

      What a lovely tip Srivalli. Thank you so much I will definitely use it. Now if only I can figure out a way to store curry leaves and mint leaves lol

      Cheers
      Anisha

      Reply
    19. Prathibha says

      May 17, 2011 at 4:37 am

      I do d same way valli..

      Reply
    20. Sharmila says

      May 17, 2011 at 6:04 am

      Thank you so much for this Valli! I have tried numerous ways but nothing has helped. This is a life saver tip!

      Reply
    21. Priya says

      May 17, 2011 at 7:30 am

      I do the same way too Valli, even its works out wonder for mint leaves..

      Reply
    22. Binitha says

      May 17, 2011 at 9:16 am

      I store it the same way...:)
      thank you for posting your comments on my blog

      Reply
    23. Prathima Shivraj says

      May 17, 2011 at 4:32 pm

      Thanq for sharing such a useful tip.

      Reply
    24. Happy Cook / Finla says

      May 17, 2011 at 12:31 pm

      I neve rknew we could store them like this , I should send this link to my sis too.
      I store them in the frezer ( as i don't mmake indian food every day) i wash them and funley chopp then and put them in a zip lock and freeze them when ever i need them i take from the freezer.

      Reply
    25. Anonymous says

      May 17, 2011 at 11:44 pm

      Hi Srivalli,

      Any update on your maid who had the heart disease? Hope she is doing better now.

      -Mili

      Reply
    26. Srivalli says

      May 18, 2011 at 1:12 am

      Thank you everybody!

      MiliThanks for asking, she is doing much better. I have been updating the contributors through email, sorry if your email is missed.

      btw she was not my maid but my help's daughter.

      Reply
    27. Janu says

      May 18, 2011 at 4:00 pm

      Valli,Thats a lovely post!! Can we store mint leaves the same way?

      Reply
    28. happybowl says

      May 19, 2011 at 12:54 am

      Seems a good idea, thanks for the post.You have so much patience to take pictures of each and every step. Kudos..

      Reply
    29. Anonymous says

      May 20, 2011 at 8:11 pm

      Hi Srivalli, Good to know about your help's daughter.

      I had the post bookmarked when the contribution campaign was on but I didn't follow-up. While cleaning the old links I saw that those posts so longer exist and feared the worst...

      -Mili

      Reply
    30. Kamini says

      May 22, 2011 at 7:30 pm

      Wow! I cannot believe how fresh those leaves look after 2 weeks! Mine turn to slime in just a couple of days. Thanks for this tip, I will absolutely put it to use.

      Reply
    31. Cynthia says

      May 24, 2011 at 10:38 pm

      I do all of the above except the newspaper and will definitely do the paper thing - the last step.

      Reply
    32. Herbs Spices and Tradition says

      November 13, 2014 at 8:35 pm

      Good post, can I keep in kitchen towel instead of newspaper.

      Reply
    33. Srivalli says

      November 14, 2014 at 1:35 am

      If you are referring to cloth towel, I have tried with thin material. Not sure if this works out with thick one though.

      Reply
    34. Usha says

      May 31, 2020 at 6:27 pm

      This is a really good tip. Will try it soon. My mother doesn't wash the leaves but does something similar. Lazy me just dumps the bag in the fridge and sometimes, I end up discarding a few leaves as they rot. Thanks for sharing

      Reply

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