Coriander seeds

The citruslike, brownish-yellow seed of the cilantro plant is nowhere similar in taste or aroma to the leaves. One is not a substitute for the other in a curry, but on numerous occasions they appear together, complementing each other. Unlike the leaves, the seed is noncontroversial. Cumin and coriander go hand-in-hand in many of our curries, the toasted blend indicative of that cozy relationship.