Comments on: Methi Dal or Indian Lentil Soup with Fenugreek – A guest post on Herbivoracious

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 28 May 2011 23:23:14 +0000

What are fenugreek seeds used for? I had those and toasted them along with the cumin and the chili. Then I used kale as the greens in the soup. I imagine this wasn’t really anything like the fenugreek you used but it was bitter as you said fenugreek is.

By: Sala @ Veggie Belly

Sala @ Veggie Belly — Sat, 21 May 2011 01:12:28 +0000

I’m so thrilled to read your comment! I use dried methi all the time, and especilly if I dont have time to go to the Asian store for my fresh methi. Curry leaves are so wonderful, back home in India we had a curry leaf tree! Amazon sells curry leaves! http://www.amazon.com/AJIKA-Fresh-Curry-Leaves-Indian/dp/B000WQ1AYC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305940307&sr=8-1

By: Chimster

Chimster — Fri, 20 May 2011 22:05:20 +0000

Hi Sala,

I found your site through Herbivoracious, and now I subscribe to your blog. When your recipe for Methi Dal was posted, I ran to a local Indo-Pak grocery store. They did not have methi, so I bought dried methi. I also bought some spinach. As I finished prepping, my teenage daughter hijacked and did the cooking ( she loves Indian food and is an excellent cook). Your recipe is wonderful. It is so good that we all crave it. My daughter prepared Methi Dal for the second time today. It is on our regular menu now. I hope fresh methi and curry leaves will be available soon. Thank you for the great recipe.

By: Sala @ Veggie Belly

Sala @ Veggie Belly — Wed, 18 May 2011 17:25:24 +0000

around here the Asian/Korean stores (H mart, Grand mart or Lotte)usually have really good, fresh methi.

By: Xiaolu @ 6 Bittersweets

Xiaolu @ 6 Bittersweets — Wed, 18 May 2011 17:10:53 +0000

I love his blog (and your of course) and it is indeed an honor . Hoping over now to read all about it. By the way, where do you get fresh methi around here?

By: pb

pb — Tue, 17 May 2011 14:39:26 +0000

Hi Sala,
I saw your post on Michael’s site and thats how I stumbled on to this. You have an excellent blog/website, and I am in awe of the amount of travel you have under your belt.
You must have a great job that takes you around the world , or if its recreational, you must have a great job!!!

Methi dal is my all time favourite.. i generally go with loads of methi ‘coz I can never get enough of it.

Thanks…

By: Viswa

Viswa — Tue, 17 May 2011 13:45:03 +0000

Good picture.. I find it hard to photograph Indian Curries as they tend to look like goo in the pics..

By: coco

coco — Tue, 17 May 2011 07:41:42 +0000

Is it similar to watercress?

By: Indu

Indu — Tue, 17 May 2011 07:41:34 +0000

Never tried methi dal before…..looks healthy !!!

By: Happy Cook

Happy Cook — Tue, 17 May 2011 07:41:28 +0000

Thankyou for the info, sure gonna make this, but like you have said in the recipe i think i might use spinach then Shyama would eat them too.