Fennel seeds

 

SCIENTIFIC NAME :
Foeniculum Vulgare Miller

MEDICINAL VALUE :
The fennel fruits are aromatic, stimulant and carminative.

NUTRIENT VALUE :
Vitamin C, calicium, carbohydrate, phosphorous, magnesium, potassium, dietary fiber

CULINERY AND OTHER VALUES :
Fennel is an essential ingredient in Italian sausages, pizza etc. Also used for flavouring soups, meat dishes, sauses, salads, pastries etc.

GLOSSARY :
English : Fennel seeds
Tamil : Perunjeeragam / Shombei / Sathakuppai;
Malayalam : Perumjeerakam / Suthakuppa
Telugu : Peddajeelakarra Or Sopu
Kannada : Sompu / Badi-Sopu / Dodda Jeerige / Dodda Sompu
Hindi : Saunf / Sonp
Bengali : Panmohuri / Mauri / Methe
Gujarati : Variari / Warjari
Konkani : Shep
Marathi : Saunf / Badishep
Oriya : Panmohuri
Punjabi : Badi Saunf / Shathapushpaa

Recipes with Fennel Seeds:

1) Pallu (Masala) Pathiri

2) Mamma’s Meen ( Fish ) Curry

3) Nadan Chicken Fry Easy

4) Beef Fry – Varutharachathu