Organic Ground Fenugreek Standard Jar 45g Steenbergs details and description

Fenugreek seeds have a wonderfully pungent aroma and taste, that is hay-like, somewhat bitter, reminiscent of burnt sugar, with a dried pea aroma and flavour.  Use Steenbergs organic ground fenugreek  in curries, chutneys and baking, and they complement lentils, as well as being nice and nutty in breads as popular in Egypt and Ethiopia.

Fenugreek looks similar to alfalfa and other members of the pea family.  Fenugreek, Trigonella foenum-graceum, is a small, upright annual herb.  The fenugreek plant has light green leaves with three small, oblong leaves.  The flowers are yellowish-white and 10-15cm long fruits (4-6 inches) that like other legumes forms a pod with 10-20 seeds, a bit like a miniature broad bean pod.  To harvest fenugreek, the whole plants are uprooted and left out to dry in the sun.  They are threshed and then the seeds are dried further to around 10% moisture levels.  Fenugreek seeds are like small hard pieces of triangular gravel (3-5mm long; up to 0.25 inches long); the fenugreek seeds are golden brown in colour.  The aroma is mild and like dried peas, while the flavour is mildly bitter and also pea-like, or perhaps more like those dried broad beans that you can find in Arabic stores.  The dried leaves - methi - have a grassy, hay-like aroma with a leguminous taste and mild bitterness.  for further information on fenugreek, try Gernot Katzer's Spice pages.

Fenugreek seeds are good to use in sprouting mixes for adding to salads or chomping as bean sprouts.  The seeds are a vital part of curry mixes and at Steenbergs we use them for example in Steenbergs organic Madras curry powder  for example.  I also like them in seed mixes for sprinkling over flatbreads or through breads. For some fenugreek inspiration, try Allrecipes. 

Steenbergs organic fenugreek seed powder is part of Steenbergs core range of over 150 organic spices, peppers, herbs and flavoured sugars. For your local stockist click on "Where to see us".  To find out some more information or have a natter about spices, organic or Fairtrade, why not call us on 01765 640 088 or email enquiries@steenbergs.co.uk.