Grow your own Coriander!

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Method

All you have to do to grow Coriander leaves is sow some coriander seeds (the regular stuff you buy in packets from your grocery shop, which you use in cooking) in a pot, not too deep in the soil. And they sprout and form coriander plants! Kind of obvious, right? - but it never occurred to me :)

As you can see, practically all seeds grow into plants, so maybe you can sow less than we did :)

Since we use these leaves raw most of the time, growing them at home ensures that they are free from pesticides and other contamination.

This was another big learning from my maid, Mary. I owe my kitchen garden to her.

Easy Mutton dish with Mint & Coriander

Saw this in a Malayalam magazine, a Malabari recipe, haven't yet tried out, but sounds delicious - and easy.
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Ingredients
Mutton - 500 gms
Onion - 200 gms
Green Chilly - 10
Coriander leaves - 50 gms
Mint leaves - a bunch
Pepper - 10 gms
Garlic - 10 gms, ground
Ginger - 10gms, ground
Shajeera powder - 2 teaspoons
Coriander powder - 2 tablespoons
Lemon - 1
Steps
Grind - coriander and mint leaves, chilly, pepper, onion.
Add - ground ginger and garlic, shajeera powder.
Mix 2 tablespoons of the mixture with the mutton pieces, add salt, keep for 15 mins.
Then fry the mutton in a little oil, stir well for 10 - 15 mins.
Then add remaining ground mixture and stir for 10 mins.
Now cook mutton well - am guessing this has to be in a cooker, with at least 2 whistles? Wasn't mentioned specifically in the recipe.
Add lemon in the end, when it's ready to serve.