Topic: What's this?

[pigeonseed]

And I've just remembered the German name is Bohnenkraut, which means bean herb - makes sense when you think everyone mistook it for a broadbean! I always assumed that meant it tasted nice with beans!

Doh - now I'v just remembered that's rubbish. Bohnenkraut is something else - sorry I got muddled! ::)

[Jayb]

oops  :o just as well I don't speak German!

Yum would love your recipe if not too much trouble  :)

[1066]

Yum would love your recipe if not too much trouble  :)

me too! Always on the lookout for recipies  :D

[saddad]

Bohnenkraut

Isn't that our Summer Savoury?  :-\

[tlc]

If anyone is interested in growing fenugreek cheaply, I buy small bags of fenugreek seeds from Asian shops and soak the seeds overnight before sowing and they come up beautifully.

[1066]

Good idea Tic. will give it a go and see what the results are like

1066

[Unwashed]

I don't think it's fenugreek.  I think fenugreek just has three leaflets and it doesn't have the black spodges on the flowers.  I think it's a field bean - might be a broad bean, or might be one of the beans grown for cattle feed.

[tlc]

Unwashed, the black splodge flowers are on the broad beans that are next to 'mystery' plant for comparison purposes.  It looks very much like fenugreek to me -the seeds I use have a sort of crease almost along the whole length on one side - does that sound familiar Jayb?

[Jayb]

Yes funny sort of seeds, not fully ripe yet but here is a photo


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[thifasmom]

yep those are definately fenugreek seeds compare them with the dried stuff

http://www.foodsorganic.net/images/Fenugreek.jpg

http://www.howtotuts.com/demos/gallery/d/47-1/fenugreek_seeds.jpg

[Unwashed]

D'oh!  Thanks tlc.  Yes, it's fenugreek.

[pigeonseed]

Bohnenkraut

Isn't that our Summer Savoury?  :-\

Yes it is savoury! Apparently it's good with beans. Have you tried it with beans?

I'm going to get that recipe now...

[pigeonseed]

potatoes and fenugreek
1/2kg potatoes
1/2 cup onion
1/2 cup fenugreek
lime-sized ball of tamarind (or use something else sour eg couple spoons lemon juice or a spoon vinegar)
1tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin seeds
chilli - as much as you like
2 tomatoes
3 tbsp oil
salt
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- peel and cube potatoes, boil them
- splutter mustard in oil, add onion and fry till soft
- add potato cubes and fry till light brown
- add all the powdered spices, fry for a minute
- add tamarind (or other sour flavour), chopped tomato and salt
- simmer till becomes thick gravy
- add fenugreek at the end. Once it's soft - it's ready to serve.

[saddad]

Yes we use it with the Broad Beans... and as companion with them to keep the blackfly down... that seems to work too. Winter Savoury is a much easier plant though...  :)

[1066]

Thanks for the recipie PicgeonSeed  :)
I have dried methi (fenugreek) leaves, but am looking forward to growing some fresh next year   :)

I've grown summer savoury with my broad beans this year, and it seemed to help with the blackfly/aphid problem, but only with the earlies (autumn sown)  :-\