Fenugreek/Methi (Approx 250gm-300gm)

Overview

Fenugreek is a plant that is known for its medicinal and nutritional values. Widely used as a spice, fenugreek or methi, it is known in India, is used as a spice and as a medicine. Fenugreek is added to foods to improve their taste and nutritional content. It can be taken by its own or with other ingredients for controlling diabetes, high cholesterol, menstrual cramps, and other conditions.

 

Nutritional Profile

 

• Fenugreek contains 24.6gm of fiber, 100 gm of iron, 14% of folates, and biotin.

 

Health Benefits

 

Following are the fenugreek health benefits:

• Fenugreek is mostly used as a galactagogue or milk-flow enhancing agent in new mothers.
• Nursing women take fenugreek in pill form or drink it as a tea after childbirth.
• Fenugreek seeds help to control blood sugar.
• It appears to alleviate the problems surrounding blood sugar metabolism.
• Fenugreek also helps to control your hunger, and it also helps you with weight loss.
• Fenugreek helps to increase sperm count in men.

 

Uses

 

• It is used as a garam Masala, as a spice mixture.
• By using fenugreek, you can make condiments.
• You can use fenugreek water to deal with problems such as water retention.

 

Recipes

 

These are some delicious fenugreek recipes:

1. Methi Paratha

Ingredients: Wheat flour, garlic, green chilli or chilli powder, carrom seed powder, and garam masala powder, freshly chopped fenugreek leaves, oil or ghee for frying

Cooking Steps: Add all the ingredients together and knead it into a soft dough. Set the dough aside for at least 30 minutes. Make equal sized balls of dough and start rolling them as parathas, which are slightly thicker than regular rotis or chappathis (Indian bread). Cook them on a how tawa with little oil or ghee and serve hot with pickle or chutney.

 

2. Fenugreek Salad

Ingredients: Roasted fenugreek seeds, sprouts, tomato, onion, green chili, lemon juice, and salt for taste.

Cooking Steps: Finely chop the tomato and onion and add all ingredients and mix it in a bowl. Add some lemon juice and salt to taste. Now your salad is ready. Serve it on a plate.