Fenugreek Seeds Methi Seeds or Methi Dana 2LB KhanaPakana Brand

Fenugreek seeds have small, roughly angular, brownish yellow seeds. The seeds have a bitter yet pleasing flavor and potent aroma and are a characteristic taste of curry powders. The pebble-like seeds are often toasted to enhance their pungent aroma and have a powerful bittersweet, somewhat acrid taste, so use them in moderation. Fenugreek seeds are most commonly used in Indian and Pakistan cookery.

Manufactured/Packed for:
KhanaPakana

Country Of Origin: Product of USA

Product Weight: 14 OZ

Storage Instructions: Fenugreek seeds retain their flavour for years. Being low in moisture can keep for a year or more, in an air tight container, unrefrigerated.

Package: Packet

Health Benefits of Fenugreek (Methi) Seeds:

• Fenugreek is one of the oldest recorded medicinal herbs, highly esteemed by both east and west, and has been regarded as a treatment for just about every ailment known to man.
• Fenugreek has a beneficial action on cleansing the blood.
• Fenugreek also has the reputation as a lymphatic cleansing herb.
• It is a wonderful for stimulating and fortifying the immune system.
• Fenugreek is a practical herb for all mucus conditions of the body, particularly the lungs, by helping to clear congestion.
• It is a powerful antioxidant and it acts as a mucus solvent and throat cleanser, which also eases the urge to cough.
• Even drinking the water that seeds have soaked in and been rinsed with, helps to soften and dissolve, accumulated and hardened masses of cellular debris.
• Fenugreek has been used for peptic ulcers and inflamed conditions of the stomach and bowel, absorbing toxic material and eliminating it; the healing and soothing action, creates a protective coating, like a lubricant, over inflamed areas.
• Fenugreek has helped travellers who have experienced abdominal griping pains and gastric upsets, when travelling in countries where food and water have been contaminated.
• People find that drinking a cup of the tea before meals can bring relief from numerous ailments.

Culinary Uses:

• Methi seeds, whole, fried or roasted and powdered, are used as 'tarka' - Dals or garnishing.
• It is used commonly in pickles across India and is part of a five spice mixture used in Bengal.
• Add a pinch of ground fenugreek to Indian-style curries, chickpeas, falafel mix, and Indian potato dishes. Fenugreek is a commonly used flavoring agent and food product.
• Soaked seed, used as 'fenugreek berries' at 24 hours of germination, are soft and jelly-like, with a pleasantly mild flavour.
• Eat fenugreek sprouts as a snack, fresh-in-hand, added to sandwiches, salads, juiced with vegetables, mixed with potato salad and other root vegetables; use as a garnish, added to soups, rice and pasta dishes and stir-fries, just before serving.
• To make a tea, use 1 teaspoon of seeds to 1 cup boiling water. Strain and relish it with little honey plain or with little milk.
• Fenugreek seeds are tempered in hot oil or are dry roasted.
• Fenugreek is essential to sambhar powders.