Fresh Fenugreek

These are fresh Fenugreek leaves, known as Methi leaves in hindi.

In Indian cooking, the leaves are used to flavour curries, dals, rotis and all sort of vegetarian dishes.Some popular Indian recipes are Methi thepla, Aloo Methi ki Sabji, Methi Paratha and Methi pakora.

When buying at grocery store look for leaves on tender stem, as it tastes better.In aloo methi sabji recipe tender stem can be chopped but when mature its better to use leaves only.

The leaves have an earthy and slightly bitter taste, which is intensified upon drying. The dried version is Kasoori methi, please check the Spices under Larder section of my blog for more details.

When fresh fenugreek is cooked, the bitterness becomes less obvious and blends in with other content of the dish.