When I see any Indian food item sans coriander, I always think it could taste great but is incomplete without coriander.
When I smell fresh green coriander, I smell life.
The other day I heard on TV channel TLC that it was Alexander the great who brought coriander to India.
Poor poet-saint Dnyaneshwar (ज्ञानेश्वर)!
He never knew potato because it was introduced in India in late 16th / early 17th century. He never knew chilli because it came to India in late 15th century. But lucky he, he surely ate green coriander.
We all have a lot to thank for: Coriander, Dnyaneshwar, Chilli, Potatao...
Persian bust of Alexander the Great.
Photograph courtesy: Ray Tang / Rex Features
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