Dried fenugreek

Fenugreek is used as a herb, spice and vegetable. My favourite by far however are the dried fenugreek leaves also known as kasuri methi, great to use when making a marinade or curry dish. The dried leaves are crushed using the palm of your hand before adding them to a dish and the flavour of this dried herb is retained as you generally add towards the end of the cooking making process. This is a very common ingredient in north Indian cooking and the taste the herb produces is similar to the combining of fennel and celery with a slightly bitter bite. Fenugreek is known to aid with arthritis and relieve constipation as well as reduce colic.