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News India Live, Digital Desk: Fresh and green fenugreek is available in winter season. Be it fenugreek parathas or potato-fenugreek curry, everyone likes its taste. But as the season changes, green fenugreek starts disappearing from the market and one has to depend on Kasuri methi (dry fenugreek). If you want to get the taste of fresh fenugreek even during summer and monsoon season, then you can adopt some easy ‘smart hacks’ to store it.
Here’s how to preserve fenugreek for the whole year. 3 best ways Given:
1. Fresh Leaf Freezing (storing without cooking)
This method is best for those who want to maintain the green color and freshness of fenugreek leaves.
Process: First of all, separate the fenugreek leaves from the stalk. Wash them 2-3 times with clean water so that all the soil is removed. Now spread the leaves on a cotton cloth and dry them completely in the fan air (make sure there is no water left at all).
Storage: When the leaves dry, put them in a Zip-lock bag Or fill it in an airtight container. Remove the air from the bag and keep it in the freezer. At the time of use, just take out a handful and add it directly to the vegetable.
2.Blanching Method
Fenugreek is often stored in hotels and restaurants in this manner so that it does not taste bitter.
Process: Put fenugreek leaves in boiling water for 2 minutes and add half a spoon of sugar in it (sugar keeps the green color of fenugreek). Immediately after this, remove the leaves and put them in ice cold water.
Storage: Filter the water and make small balls or puree of the leaves and consume them. Ice Cube Tray Deposit it in. After freezing, put these cubes in a plastic bag and keep them in the freezer.
3. Homemade Kasuri Methi (Natural Drying)
If you want to store fenugreek outside without refrigeration, it is safest to store it dry.
Process: Wash fenugreek leaves and dry them in shade (inside the room) instead of sunlight. Drying in the sun can darken the color of the leaves and reduce the aroma.
Storage: When the leaves become completely crisp, store them in a glass jar. This fenugreek does not spoil throughout the year.
Important points to keep in mind while storing:
Soil and Moisture: If there is even a little moisture in fenugreek, it can melt, hence drying is the most important step.
Remove the stalk: Always store only tender leaves, coarse stalks can spoil the taste.
Small Packets: Store fenugreek in small packets instead of one big box so that you do not have to take out the entire box again and again when needed (this prevents frost bite).
