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Curry Chat => Lets Talk Curry => Topic started by: mike travis on May 17, 2007, 09:43 PM
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Hi team, ;) just bought me a packet of Mr Fothergills Coriander seeds. (?1 from mozzers)and I thought I would give it a go.However,I have been having a look at other posts on the subject and from what I can surmise its a waste of time? I do have a greenhouse. I have bought the ones in the little pots from the supermarkets but they don't seem to last too long. I only use small amounts when cooking a curry unless its for a base sauce when I buy a bunch. I remember as a kid my mom popping up the garden for a sprig of mint for the sunday lunch,is it not possible with coriander??
I value your opinion... ;D
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Hi Mike,
During the summer I can get the supermarket pots to last quite a while if kept in a window. I did try growing some from seed but with little success, I don't exactly have greenfingers though so far from an expert on it :-[
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I've found growing coriander pretty easy. Just get a plastic pot, about 4 inches is a good size, fill with potting compost and water a bit until its damp but not waterlogged. Then sprinkle a dozen or two seeds on the top and cover with a small amount of compost - only just enough to cover them. Take some clingfilm and put over the pot and leave in a warm place for a few days until the seeds germinate. Then take off the clingfilm and put on a windowsill and water occasionally.
If you start a pot every two weeks you can have a continuous supply all summer long (it grows for me from April/May until late September).
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Hi fumble, ;) welcome to the forum my friend. Sounds good to me. I have a small greenhouse and have just bought a packet of seeds so I might grow some on a window sill and some in the greenhouse. Thanks for posting.. Hope to hear more from you soon..
Regards....mike. ;D
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thanks Mike I am still finding my way around this site!
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Thanks Mike this is a very intersting forum and some really good recipes here. Still trying to learn how to make BIR style curries but looks like I;ve found the right place!
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Hi
I buy a bag of coriander (Asda etc) & put it straight in the freezer, Then i just chop it from frozen as & when I need it this method has no noticeable changes to the tast
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I grow mine in the garden but you have to keep it well trimmed back and don't let it flower or it goes to rat shit.
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Hi all, ;D sounds like a good idea Hotring. I usually buy a bunch (99p) and snip off a small bit and the rest goes in the compost bin. I think if you let it thaw before chopping it goes to mush, so by chopping it whilst it is still frozen will prevent this.
I am sure I read somewhere Tempest63 that it went back to seed not rat shit lol. I have got a packet of seeds and on the pack it says plant outdoors April/May but grows all year round as a windowsill plant. Thats when I get time to do it.
Cheers..... ;D
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Finally got round to planting my seeds in a bit of compost in a couple of old mushroom containers (that`s recycling for you). Not looking too bad..
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hi mike - recent addition to my herbal window box (all legal herbs by the way ;) is vietnamese corinander, its not true coriander - a member of the mint family I think but the leaves grow back after u pick them and as the plant is perenial it grows back year after year.
The leaves have a very strong coriander flavour - a little goes a long way. I bought a plant off ebay for a couple of quid and presently taking loads of cuttings to increase my stocks. This is the genuine stuff for far eastern cooking but I use it in my BIR curries and is very acceptable substitute
Mind you for 50p I can get a big bunch of the real stuff from down my local Asian grocers ;)
Cheers - Kev.