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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! ::)

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

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

Quote from: Jayb on July 22, 2009, 23:13:09

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

me too! Always on the lookout for recipies  :D

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Isn't that our Summer Savoury?  :-\

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.

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

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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.

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?

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


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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

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

Quote from: saddad on July 23, 2009, 08:07:11

QuoteBohnenkraut

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...

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.

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...  :)

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)  :-\