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At the Indian Market : Wow....fenugreek leaves! I've never cooked with those before. 🤔

Internal debate ensued on whether to purchase them, knowing the rabbit hole of fenugreek recipes and blog posts would likely divert me from my lengthy "to do" list 😢

Fate intervenes and I bump into a Rajasthani woman who shares recipe ideas....join me on my rabbit hole of fenugreek recipes over the next couple weeks 😂 🙌

Follow your heart ❤️

A little about Fenugreek:

Fenugreek also called Methi (Hindi) or Methika (Sanskrit)

Has been used for centuries in many cultures for culinary and medicinal purposes. (My Persian cookbooks are filled with recipes containing fenugreek.)

It has a distinct pungent and bitter taste with light, oily and heating properties.

It's a great herb for pacifying Vata and Kapha imbalances.

It kindles agni, improves digestion, relieves bloating and is a mild laxative.

Medicinally, Fenugreek seeds are useful in balancing blood sugar levels, lowering cholesterol, promoting milk flow in postpartum moms and much more.

Do you have a favorite fenugreek recipe?

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[ARCHIVED] Jay 1y ago

Thepla all day

https://www.indianhealthyrecipes.com/methi-thepla-recipe/

Lois 🧘‍♀️🫖✨🙏 1y ago

This looks amazing 😍

I'm gluten free... And will try it with millet/casava combination...

Last night I made some pancakes with millet/buckwheat that weren't bad for GF.....Smothered in ghee of course 😂

SovereigntyQuest 1y ago

I just cooked and have just finished eating Aloo Palak. I always keep the fenugreek, as seeds, as the main character of the dish. 🤌

Lois 🧘‍♀️🫖✨🙏 1y ago

Yummy 😋

I need to cook more with fenugreek seeds🙌

So delicious and medicinal too. ❤️

SovereigntyQuest 1y ago

We used to sprout the seeds too. We cooked with them but mostly my wife used it for doing something on her hair or scalp, I'm not expert on that! Sprouting is quite good because then you don't need to rely on someone else having it fresh in the market.

Lois 🧘‍♀️🫖✨🙏 1y ago

I should try sprouting... I have acess to organic fenugreek seeds, but I doubt the fenugreek leaves are pesticide free ... Next time I'll ask if they purchased the leaves locally....

Apparently you can make hair masks using various parts of the fenugreek plant to help make your hair thicker, shinier and/or grow longer!

I read about using fenugreek for anti-aging face masks too.

So many great benefits. Just eating the plant will promote health and balance.... especially for Vata and pitta 😁

When you add the seeds to dishes, do you soak them first?

SovereigntyQuest 1y ago

Yes, we had soaked them before sometimes but generally used them dry for cooking.

I can't quite remember exactly how we sprouted them. I think we actually didn't do a clear water sprouting but actually put them on soil and grew the small sprouts like that.

Also maybe she also did just soaking the seeds in water for some hours and using the water for hair stuff as well.