What is methi?
Methi · Hindi
Fresh or dried fenugreek leaves, used in Indian cooking for a bitter, savory, faintly maple-like depth.
What it tastes like
Grassy and bitter with a faintly sweet maple aroma. The dried leaves, kasuri methi, are the more aromatic version.
Where you’ll see it
Butter chicken, methi malai, aloo methi, parathas and creamy North Indian curries.