Recipe ingredients, fenugreek leaves

Pippie


Joined: 02/12/2009
Posts: 1288

Message Posted:
27/02/2010 11:54

I've got a recipe book from my sister for the most interesting curries. But has anyone heard of fenugreek leaves - what are they and can we get the here?



Thanks.

Hippo


Joined: 02/02/2007
Posts: 2070

Message Posted:
27/02/2010 12:18

You can buy fenugreek powder if not here certainly on the dark side

andrew4232



Joined: 04/07/2009
Posts: 1543

Message Posted:
27/02/2010 12:34

i have never heared about the leaves its normaly seeds

come_on_aylin


Joined: 14/06/2008
Posts: 908

Message Posted:
27/02/2010 12:35

Try Tempo as they tend to have a good selection of Indian spices but I think you will only find the powder. Ileli might be worth a try too. Other option is to ask someone to bring some from UK.

Pippie


Joined: 02/12/2009
Posts: 1288

Message Posted:
27/02/2010 12:36

Thanks for the feedback.

minertor



Joined: 14/02/2009
Posts: 1238

Message Posted:
27/02/2010 12:40

Pippie, type fenugreek into your search engine for more recipes using the seeds and leaves.



Tony

mrsgrumpy


Joined: 11/03/2009
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Message Posted:
27/02/2010 13:11

Hi,

Fenugreek leaves are more commonly known as methi leaves I believe. I buy them quite often from an asian supermarket near where we live in the UK as their flavour makes a huge difference to home made curries. Last week when I bought some there was a sign on the box saying "methi leaves from Cyprus". It may be that they come from the south, but have you tried the Wednesday market in Girne, they may have some there? Well worth the hunt!

Jayne

Pippie


Joined: 02/12/2009
Posts: 1288

Message Posted:
27/02/2010 15:38

Hi Jayne, wish I'd picked up your message before I nipped out to Tempo. Just got some powder so will try that til it runs out then I'll go on the hunt to the Wednesday market. Thanks everyone.

Goonerboy


Joined: 01/04/2009
Posts: 723

Message Posted:
27/02/2010 17:28

I picked some up from the dark side the other week. You havee to try the Asian shops around Ledra

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
27/02/2010 17:40

I get my Fenugreek in the Asian shops in Glasgow - methi in Hindi - and the dried leaves are used

in meat dishes, tikka etc. Can bring some over if you have any problem.

JohhnyLee


Joined: 25/04/2009
Posts: 2495

Message Posted:
27/02/2010 19:38

I have Methi leaves, always bring back from the Uk, But this is the interesting bit, I took my Chef in my Indian Restaurant in England some herbs that our tukish neighbour in Baspinar had given us in summer



She picked them from her garden and it looked like a weed, My chef recognised them right away as Methi.



So yes they grow here, get the tgurkish name and ask a local. Also all of our Coriander we use in our Restaurant is always from Cyprus, (The Darkside)