"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are"
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are"
Native to Southeastern Europe and West Asia, fenugreek is cultivated in India, Argentina, Egypt and the Mediterranean.
Fenugreek seed is the ripe fruit of an annual herb. This robust herb has light green leaves, is 30-60 cm tall and produces slender, beaked pods, 10-15 cm long, each pod contains 10-20 small hard yellowish brown seeds, which are smooth and oblong, about 3mm long, each grooved across one corner, giving them a hooked appearance.
Able to tolerate frost and low temperatures, fenugreek is grown in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Punjab.
Major importers of Indian fenugreek are Saudi Arabia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, The United Kingdom and United States of America.