Fresh Fenugreek Leaves Salad :
This refreshing salad is a joy to eat with indian breads like Chapathi/Parantha/Jowar bhakri/rice flour bhakri..etc. It is on menu in the households of Chitradurga, Davangere and adjacent districts of Karnataka. Most widely eaten with Jowar roti.
Fenugreek leaves are known for their anti diabetic activity. It is recommended in ayurveda and chinese medicine for treating various ailments. In Ayurveda, it is said that the bitter juice of fresh fenugreek leaves helps to remove toxins from your body thus keeping the body clean. More information can be seen on 'The health information network' . The benefits of eating raw vegetable goes beyond saying. More information about fenugreek can be seen on Wiki and here. I learned it from our neighbours.
Ingrediants :
Fenugreek Leaves : 1big bunch
Onion: 1 small finely chopped
Grated wet coconut :1bsp
Lemon Juice from half lemon
Red Chilli Powder : 1tsp
Oil : tsp
Salt
Collect Fenugreek/Methi leaves from methi lines. collect as 3 leaves as shown below :
Chop onion into very thin pieces. Add fenugreek leaves, coconut, red chilli powder and a tsp of oil to onions. When you are ready to serve, add salt and lime juice. Toss and mix. Serve with your favorite bread. It goes very well with Chapathi and Jowar Roti. Enjoy your salad. 
Wow...is it really that simple???
ReplyDelete@ Jayashree,
ReplyDeleteyup, try and see.
Wow, I had no idea you can eat the methi leaves raw...
ReplyDeleteaww lakshmi. i am glad my tips were useful:)
ReplyDeletenever had raw methi leaves. it sounds quite interesting but won't it be little bitter?
and loved ur Tata Nano cartoon:) he he he...
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@ Sig and Sia,
ReplyDeletehehehe..try it out 2S, you may like it and when you collect the leaves in a set of 3 it does not taste bitter at all. Even I had similar doubts when I was served this salad...but the moment it went into my mouth..I did not want any other salad or side dish to eat with jowar roti. It is packed with lots of goodness too.
@ Sia,
thanks for the coming by Sia and your tips came handy to me.
LG, Sia helped me with my header and now I am trying to experiment with it too!:D
ReplyDeleteHeader looks great. Raw Methi is new. But if we can eat Bitter gourd, why not Methya soppu, right? :)
yummm, i add tomato as well :)
ReplyDeletewill add coconut next time, tx!
Methi leaves can be eaten raw? Really? Ok, I have to try it now!
ReplyDeletelg, this is such a simple and beautiful salad. I've never thought of eating fenugreek leaves raw before, so I am quite amazed. Thanks for the recipe and I'll definitely try it.
ReplyDeletelg...easy and tasty dish...can u parcel this to me..i am drooling here:)
ReplyDeleteWow,
ReplyDeletei have never heard of this as a salad and had never had the leaves raw! We make a nice vegetable with carrots and methi or pumpkin and methi. i'm a methi lover so will try this out!
hi lakshmi..we met in orkut..see i really enjoy my stay at taste of mysore..i like its look..its really nice...and i loved the diagramatic representation of how to pluck the fenugreek leaves...i love methi and make methi paratha frequently...i make methi rice too..have you tried that?
ReplyDelete@ Richa,
ReplyDeleteYou add tomato to it? Next time I will add tomatoes and give it a try.
@ Kaykat and Vaishali,
We are making this salad for more than 7 yrs ...and they dont taste bitter. Try them.
@ dhivya,
:)
@ bird's eye view
Try it!!
@ Sowmya,
Nice to see you here and glad you enjoyed your stay at TOM.
ooooo..something which i would have never tried :). Will surely try out, i cant wait to see how to tastes
ReplyDeleteThis is very interesting. I also didn't know you could eat fenugreek leaves raw. I cook a lot with fenugreek leaves so this is a definite "will try" recipe.
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by my blog too.
Never knew that we can eat raw methi leaves .New comer here .Do drop by
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