Description :
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.
In India, fenugreek is a cover crop. Major producers are Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh & Tamil Nadu.
Scientific Names :
Botanical name
Family name
Commercial part
Trigonella foenum- graecum L.
Fabaceae
Fruit
Usage :
A favourite Indian dish is 'methi aloo' or potatoes made quite dry in a frying pan, flavored 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.
