Whole wheat flatbread with fresh fenugreek leaves. Methi Paratha are delicious, healthy and taste great with pickle or fresh butter! In villages in India, Kasuri Methi, Kasoori Methi or fenugreek dried leaves is a big hit with the families. It is also a very important key…

Whole wheat flatbread with fresh fenugreek leaves. Methi Paratha are delicious, healthy and taste great with pickle or fresh butter!

In villages in India, Kasuri Methi, Kasoori Methi or fenugreek dried leaves is a big hit with the families. It is also a very important key ingredient for curry powder.

What is Kasoori Methi? Indian families harvest the fresh Fenugreek leaves and chop them up into small pieces following which they leave them out in the sun for 2-3 days until the leaves have completely dried out. They then store these for use in cooking year round. 

You can make your meals more appetizing with methi leaves, and when it is MDH Kasoori Methi, also known as Kasuri Methi or dry methi leaves, the taste will be amazing for sure!  

Use it in curries and vegetable dishes by sprinkling the dried fenugreek leaves on top or mixing them in the dough of Indian breads. Sprinkle the dried fenugreek leaves over curries and non juicy vegetables dishes just before serving for an unforgettable exotic flavour. 

Fenugreek or Methi (in Hindi) is known for its medicinal qualities and immunological value. Fenugreek is very common ingredients of many indian curries and indian spice mixes. Fenugreek can be used fresh as a leave like spinach, dried as a herb (also known as kasuri methi) or the seeds can be dried and used as a spice. Fenugreek is grown in North Africa, the Middle East, Egypt, and India.

Fenugreek add a certain distinctive bitterness to indian curries. When dry roasted, they develop a nutty maple flavour. In fact, fenugreek seed is one of the primary ingredients for artificial maple syrup. 

The best way to incorporate this healthy fenugreek into your lifestyle is to make it part of your daily diet. Fenugreek is a key part of Indian cuisine. Methi moong dal and aloo are two amazing subzis you can try! If you would like to have a snack, try methi muthia! See video below for methi muthia recipe! Do not forget to check out the quick and easy methi matar from gits! Methi paratha, a very flavorful Indian flatbread is another delight to some melted butter, yogurt and pickle.

Fenugreek is known for many health benefits. Traditionnaly, it was used for digestive problems and by women to induce childbirth and manage menopausal symptoms. Nowadays, it is also used for blood sugar control, loss of appetite and to stimulate breast milk production for breast-feeding mothers.  

4 amazing Kasoori Methi health benefits : 

1. Tones, cleanses and exfoliates the skin

Fenugreek seeds are soaked in water and this water is used as a toner in a spray bottle. The soaked seeds can be blended into a paste and used as a mask. If the paste is in a form coarse, it can be used as an exfoliator. Fenugreek is one of the most widely used natural herbs for the skin.

2. Fights dandruff and conditions hair

For a long time, before the hype of the anti-dandruff shampoos, soaked fenugreek seeds ground with some yogurt was applied to the hair as a mask. The antifungal and antibacterial properties of fenugreek help fight hair loss. Leave the mask on the hair for an hour before washing with a mild shampoo!

3. Digestion aids

Fenugreek seeds help in the bowel movement and help flush out toxins from our body. A glass of fenugreek soaked water in the morning before your walk is going to help fight digestive issues and acid fluxes.

4. Menstrual cramps

Chewing some fenugreek seeds during unbearable menstrual cramps has always helped me personally. The seeds contain phytoestrogens, ie, plant estrogens and this greatly helps the pain and discomfort experienced during menstruation.

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