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Coriander seed

Coriandrum sativumAlso called coriander

Coriander seed is a spice made from the fruit, sold dried, whole or as a powder. It has a citrusy, nutty, warm-spice aroma. Cooks dry-toast it or use it in baking, pickling, roasting, seasoning and thickening.

Part used
Fruit
Family
Apiaceae
Cooked most in
Asia
Top country
Indonesia
Coriander seed, whole

Photo: Sanjay Acharya · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use coriander seed

Typical ways to cook or use it

  • Bake
  • Dry toast
  • Pickle
  • Roast
  • Season
  • Thicken

Preparing it

Grind the seed fresh for better flavour.

Cooking with it

Dry-pan heating intensifies its flavour, aroma and bite.

Goes well with

Flavour

Taste and texture

Aroma

  • Citrus
  • Nutty
  • Warm spice

Shopping

Choosing and storing coriander seed

Sold as
Dried, Powder, Whole

Nutrition

What 100 g of coriander seed holds

Per 100 g. Averages from USDA; real values vary by variety, season and growing conditions.

Protein 15%Fat 21%Carbohydrate 65%of the macronutrients by weight

Nutrition per 100 g of coriander seed
Energy298 kcal · 1,245 kJ
Protein12 g
Fat18 g
of which saturated0.99 g
Carbohydrate55 g
Fibre42 g
Sodium35 mg
Cholesterol0 mg
Nutrition per 100 g of coriander seed: minerals and vitamins
Potassium1,267 mg
Calcium709 mg
Iron16 mg
Magnesium330 mg
Zinc4.7 mg
Vitamin C21 mg

Source: USDA FoodData Central (food 170922), public domain. Minerals and vitamins are listed only where USDA measured a non-zero amount.

Around the world

Where coriander seed is cooked

42 dishes in the catalogue use coriander seed. Here is where they come from.

Dishes by continent

Countries whose dishes use it most

Counts are catalogued dishes from each country that list coriander seed among their ingredients.

On the table

Dishes made with coriander seed

41 of the 42 catalogued dishes that use it, spread across the countries they come from.

  • Coto makassar

    Indonesia

  • Laksa

    Iran

  • Zibdieh

  • Dhokla

    India

  • Falafel

  • Matang satay

    Indonesia

  • Kuwah Pliëk U

    Indonesia

  • Klatak Satay

    Indonesia

  • Kuah beulangong

    Indonesia

  • Otak-otak

    Indonesia

  • Kanji rumbi

    Indonesia

  • Kikil satay

    Indonesia

  • Sangsang

    Indonesia

  • Snail satay

    Indonesia

  • Tongseng

    Indonesia

  • Spicy porridge

    Indonesia

  • Ayam goreng Kalasan

    Indonesia

  • Mie ayam

    Indonesia

  • Pallumara Ikan Sunu

    Indonesia

  • Dendeng

    Indonesia

  • Empal gepuk

    Indonesia

  • Sate lilit

    Indonesia

  • Sop saudara

    Indonesia

  • Maranggi satay

    Indonesia

  • Keumamah

    Indonesia

  • Kuwah eungkôt yèe

    Indonesia

  • Padang satay

    Indonesia

  • Satay kalong

    Indonesia

  • Ambal satay

    Indonesia

  • Rempeyek

    Indonesia

  • Lemper

    Indonesia

  • Mageli

    Indonesia

  • Serundeng

    Indonesia

  • Eel rujak

    Indonesia

  • Pork satay

    Indonesia

  • Rabbit satay

    Indonesia

  • Buffalo satay, kudus

    Indonesia

  • Kuwah itek

    Indonesia

  • Mendol

    Indonesia

  • Pothil

    Indonesia

  • Ponorogo satay

Dish lists come from Wikidata; a dish counts when its recorded ingredients include coriander seed.

Cooked together

Ingredients that go into the same catalogued dishes.
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Around the world

What coriander seed is called

Names in 29 languages, from Wikidata.

  • Spanish

    Semillas de cilantro

  • French

    graine de coriandre · graines de coriandre

  • Italian

    seme di coriandolo

  • German

    Korianderkörner · Koriandersamen · Koriander ganz

  • Dutch

    korianderzaad

  • Russian

    кориандр

  • Polish

    nasiona kolendry · kolendra

  • Arabic

    بذور الكزبرة · حبوب كزبرة · كزبرة

  • Persian

    تخم گشنیز

  • Hebrew

    זרעי כוסברה

  • Chinese

    芫荽籽 · 香菜籽

  • Japanese

    コリアンダー・シード

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  • Belarusian (Taraskievica orthography)

    каляндравае зерне

  • Catalan

    llavor de coriandre · llavor de celiandre

  • Czech

    semeno koriandru · plod koriandru · koriandr (semeno)

  • Danish

    korianderfrø

  • Esperanto

    koriandra frukto

  • Finnish

    korianterinsiemen

  • Gujarati

    ધાણા

  • Indonesian

    ketumbar

  • Korean

    깟씨 · 고수 씨

  • Madurese

    Katombhâr

  • Marathi

    धणे

  • Norwegian Nynorsk

    korianderfrö

  • Odia

    ଧନିଆ ମଞ୍ଜି · ଧନିଆ

  • Romanian

    semințe de coriandru · coriandru boabe

  • Slovenian

    koriandrovo seme · koriander

  • Swedish

    korianderfrö

  • Ukrainian

    насіння коріандру · коріандр

Photos

More photos of coriander seed

Sources and credits

Data

Wikidata item: Q20856764

Photos

Photo: Sanjay Acharya · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Photo: Nithyasrm · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Photo: Kolforn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Photo: Suresh Khole · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons