Methi (Fenugreek)

Methi (मेथी) – Description

Common Name: Fenugreek
Hindi Name: मेथी (Methi)
Scientific Name: Trigonella foenum-graecum

Plant Type: Leafy vegetable and seed-bearing herb
Family: Fabaceae (Legume family)

🌱 Description:

Methi is a green leafy vegetable and herb known for its slightly bitter, aromatic flavor. The plant has small green trifoliate (three-part) leaves and produces yellow flowers that later form pods containing methi seeds.

In Indian cuisine, both fresh leaves (methi bhaji) and seeds (methi dana) are used — the leaves as a vegetable/herb, and the seeds as a spice.

🍛 Culinary Uses:

• Fresh leaves used in methi paratha, aloo methi, methi thepla

• Seeds used in pickles, spice blends, and tempering (tadka)

• Dried leaves (kasuri methi) add aroma to curries

• Common in Indian, Middle Eastern, and North African cooking

💪 Health Benefits:

• Helps control blood sugar and cholesterol

• Improves digestion and appetite

• Rich in iron, fiber, and antioxidants

• Supports hair and skin health

🌿 Nutritional Value (per 100g of leaves):

• Calories: ~43 kcal

• Iron: 33 mg

• Vitamin C: 43 mg

• Calcium: 395 mg

• Fiber: 4.8 g