Topic: fenugreek leaves

[noble ox]

Hi Matt
Welcome to the forum.
Just done a search, plenty of on-line stores and reference in OZ

My take on the three elements of The Fenugreek Plant

1. Fresh Fenugreek Leaves (The Plant)
Wash Well, use as a green, i.e. Spinach etc... (An Acquired Taste)

2. Dried Fenugreek Leaves (usually sold as Kasoori or Kasuri Methi)
Sweet, Pungent, Aromatic Herb. (Formerly used extensively in BIR curries)

3. Fenugreek Seeds (The Spice)
Hard Seeds, ground to a very fine powder (usually sold as 'Fenugreek')
Very Bitter, used in masalas, spice mixes. Use sparingly.

Would not substitute the herb with the spice.

Hope this helps
cheers Chewy

Hi Chewy
I agree with the above and only use dried in BIRs   Seeds used only in Lime and Chilly pickles etc

[mr.mojorisin]

I actually got a tip for soaking fenugreek leaves in some water for 0.5hr before adding to my dishes.
don't actually know if this enhances my dishes....because they all taste so bloody good

[matty123]

Thanks everyone for the input, got hold of some today it was a wholesale cash &curry warehouse  ;D. We have  been over here now just over two years and the list of things you miss the most start with family and friends followed closely by a proper curry as you might say so armed with the info available from you all here i might be able to fill a hole and a stomach. Matt

[fruitshoot14]

Sorry all if its going over old ground but for those in the UK looking or struggling to get hold of thease leaves....large ASDA stores stock them (generally speaking the 24hr ones or the huge Wallmart superstores) i picked up a box today after they had eluded me for about a week I have finally found them :-) 32p a box.


Jay