The unsung hero of Indian cuisine

"Still, while coriander might be thoroughly enmeshed with Indian cooking, it's often uncelebrated in the kitchen – its sheer affordability, accessibility and ubiquity leading it to be taken for granted."

"While the use of coriander dates back millennia and it's consumed all over the world, in India it traces back to the Vedas and Sanskrit writing (from 6000 BCE and 1500 BCE, respectively), and has long been used as a medicinal herb and functional food promoting wellness in traditional medicine."

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