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Growing Kasoori Methi in the UK?

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Re: Kasoori Methi in the UK?

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Looking good beachbum.

Pick a leaf off now and leave on your desk to dry on its own. After a few days you will notice the aroma starting to come through.
I think a slow dry technique will give a more pungent flavor / aroma than a fast dry.
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We've got a hot dry 30 degrees today so I'm just air drying them in a wok in the shade.

edit: I'll play some Bollywood music at it.
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beachbum wrote:edit: I'll play some Bollywood music at it.
yes, that is sure to make it wilt and whither a little! :rotfl:
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What a wonderful modern world we live in . :)
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Haha, that should do just nicely :band:
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Can't beat a bit of Bhangra music.
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Amazing, that a plant smelling like a manky old pea pod can be dried out to such a fragrant herb. I got about 4 heaped TBSPs that will keep me going for a couple of months. (A4 Sheet displayed for scale, also a recipe for Brains SA - been emailing the head brewer :evil: :evil: ). Now although we have had hot weather, considering it's officially Spring, temperatures have often only been around the 20 mark for days when this was growing and I'd be more than confident growing it in a sheltered sunny spot in the UK.
It's also grown as cattle feed in temperate parts of Australia such as the Darling Downs that have cool weather compared to down here on the coast.
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Mine weren't as developed as Geezah's and he had good results, so I'll do the next lot more thinly planted and let them grow on a bit more.
Definitely going to grow them in bulk because the greens themselves are used in Bengali cooking similar to spinach, in Methi potatoes etc, according to the venerable Madhur Jaffrey. Not BIR by any means but I bought her 100 curries book and some simple and interesting recipes in there. :yes:
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beachbum wrote: also a recipe for Brains SA
Youre going to make Skull Attack at home? Blimey! - Ya need a medal m8, he he!

If you'd like to pm it over.... I quite miss it from my 18 years in Wales.

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On topic: My second batch is well under way, I'm going to use these as fresh greens.
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Waaay Off topic:

Pete, do you actually brew? I think there are a couple of guys on forums who brew on boats, if not yourself. You're welcome to the recipe but it's fully mashed all-grain and you'd need a decent brewing setup - it turned out very good indeed, skull suitably attacked :fun: - the (quite legal) syringe is a "pocket beer engine" used to forcibly create that creamy head you get with a hand pump in a Brains pub with a sparkler set to "tight".
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beachbum wrote: You're welcome to the recipe but it's fully mashed all-grain and you'd need a decent brewing setup[/attachment]
I want to get back to home-brew yeah...

The last time I did any, I did a Tom Caxton in a boots setup, so circa 1980's, LOL

Do you have the addy of a websitesite where i can learn all of this, please - sorry to be a pain, but I do have a decent burner on the way and I REALLY did like a good pint of Brains, specially from the pub right next door to the brewery. Legend has it the pipes go straight in to the tanks - it was a nice pint though.

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You might wish to check out this thread Pete.
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Aaaaaaaaaaaah! - now I KNOW I've died and come to heaven :lol: He he he!

Lovely jubbly Corey - thanks mucker!

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http://www.jimsbeerkit.com @Waterdiddy
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It's really its own unique flavour.

Difficult to get Methi leaves here, fresh or dried, but Helba (Egyptian arabic for Fenugreek) is everywhere.

I was in a Lebanese restaurant here and they served green shoots as part of the salad. My pescatorian wife was bouncing with happiness. After discussing it with the manager it turns out it was methi, so off we went to the local spice shops to buy it.

1. Place two dozens seeds in a jam jar and cover with water, let soak for an hour.
2. Drain the water, shake to separate the seeds and leave overnight.
3. Rinse the next day and repeat step 2 until the sprouting seeds are looking good enough to eat.
4. once ready, drain and place on kitchen tissue, then put out in the sun for an hour.
Eat as fresh sprouts OR use the baby leaves as methi leaves in recipes.
If you're feeling brave, you can plant the sprouts and try and grow your own methi plants - no shortage of methi, ever.

The seeds grow really easily.
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