Fenugreek has a strong, pleasant and peculiar odour reminiscent of
maple. It’s a warming spice. The ancient Egyptians used it as food and as an
embalming agent. The Romans used it as cattle feed. |
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In India, fenugreek is a cover crop. Major producers are Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh
& Tamil Nadu. |
| Botanical name |
Family name |
Commercial part |
| Trigonella foenum-graecum L. |
Fabaceae |
Fruit |
A favourite Indian dish is 'methi aloo' or potatoes made quite dry in a frying pan,
flavoured with fenugreek. It is found more often in Indian pickles than curries. Fenugreek
leaves are used only in Indian cooking. Fenugreek stimulates blood and hair development,
as well as weight loss. It is also used as a female rejuvenative, because of its rich
concentration of B vitamin, folic acid.
Try EVEREST Sambhar Masala for
a taste of fenugreek. |
