Fenugreek Seeds

SCIENTIFIC NAME :
Trigonella Foenum Graecum

MEDICINAL VALUE :
Fenugreek seeds are used in colic flatulencee, dysentery, diarrhoea, dyspepsia, chronic cough, enlargement of liver and spleen, rickets, gout and diabetes, Also used as carminative, tonic and aphrodisiac.

NUTRIENT VALUE :
One tbsp of fenugreek seeds contain 36 calories, .71g fat, 6.48g carbohydrate, 2.55g protein

CULINERY AND OTHER VALUES :
Fresh fenugreek pods, leaves and shoots are eaten as curried vegetable. Also used as spice for flavouring food. Powdered dried leaves are used for garnishing. Also used in manufacture of hair tonics.

GLOSSARY :
English : Fenugreek Seeds
Tamil : Vendhayam
Malayalam : Uluva / Venthiam
Telugu : Menthulu
Kannada : Menthe / Menthya
Hindi : Methi Dana
Bengali : Methi
Gujarati : Methi
Konkani : Methi
Marathi : Methi Dane / Methi
Oriya : Methi
Punjabi : Meth / Methi
Tulu : Menthae
Kashmiri : Meeth
Urudu : Methe

Recipes with Fenugreek Seeds:

1) Tomato Ka Salan Recipe | Indian Tomato Curry Recipe

2) Lololikka Achar Recipe | Loobikka Achar Recipe

3) Mamma’s Meen ( Fish ) Curry

4) Udipi Sambar

5) Kara Kuzhambu