What to make with fenugreek

Idli is a round, fluffy bread roughly eight centimetres in diameter. It is made from ground rice or rice flour mixed with ground urad dal, salt, methi (fenugreek seeds) and water.

Also needs: rice, urad dal

Also needs: rice, urad dal

Also needs: rice, coconut milk, shallot, ginger, pandan

Also needs: mango, turmeric, mustard, chile peppers, garlic, sesame oil

Pulikkachal, alternately spelled pulikachal, is a spiced tamarind paste. It is commonly mixed with rice to make tamarind rice (Puliyodharai).

Also needs: coriander, sesame seeds, urad dal, chickpeas, chile peppers, tamarind, asafoetida

Puliyodarai, is a speciality of the South Indian coastal state of Tamil Nadu. Also see Pulihora.

Also needs: split peas, coriander, chile peppers, rice, mustard seed, peanuts, asafoetida, curry leaves, tamarind, turmeric

Kuku sabzi is a Persian dish made of eggs and herbs. The panoply of leafy fragrances in this variant recipe cuts into the starchy potato flavor, an influence from the tortilla española.

Also needs: eggs, nutmeg, milk, potatoes, butter, paprika, onion, cilantro, leek, dill

Tadka dhal is an everyday staple across South India.

Also needs: mung beans, onion, garlic, ginger, curry leaves, mustard seed, cumin, tomatoes, chile peppers, turmeric, chili powder

Mango Dal also known as Amchur Dal is a vegetarian dish from Southern India which is also popular in the West.

Also needs: pigeon peas, mango, onion, galangal, garlic, butter, asafoetida, turmeric, garam masala, chili powder, mustard seed, cumin

Also needs: poppy seeds, sesame seeds, coriander, cumin, coconut, chile peppers, curry leaves, onion, turmeric, ginger garlic paste, nigella, tamarind

Also needs: pigeon peas, tomatoes, onion, turmeric, chile peppers, butter, mustard seed, cumin, garlic, curry leaves, chili powder, coriander, lemon

Also needs: chicken, chile peppers, turmeric, coconut, yogurt, coriander, garlic, ginger, garam masala, paprika, cumin, cinnamon, curry powder, lemon, mint, coconut oil, tomatoes, potatoes, onion, mustard seed, fennel seed