Dhaniya By Shri Balaji & Sons

Dhaniya is the Indian name for coriander and coriander seeds. Dhaniya is a standard spice ingredient in almost every Indian dish in some form or the other- either as coarse or fine powder. The seeds have a lemony citrus flavour when crushed due to terpenes linalool and pinene. It is described as warm nutty spicy and orange-flavored. It is used along with Cumin seeds and acts as a thickener.
As observed by studiesa Outside of Asia coriander seed is used for pickling vegetables and making sausages in Germany and South Africa. In Russia and Central Europe coriander seed is an occasional ingredient in rye bread as an alternative to caraway. Overall coriander seeds are uncommonly used in European cuisine today though they were more important in former centuries.