Fenugreek Seeds Tea has been known since ancient times, and it still is a great spiced tea that you should try if you love tea infusions.
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What is fenugreek?
The fenugreek plant resembles a clover and is native to the Mediterranean, middle eastern and Indian subcontinent climate.
The meaning of the name comes from Greek, which is an indication of its origins.
Fenugreek grows well in arid areas around the world and has been cropping up in different parts around the globe.
The taste of fenugreek can be compared to maple syrup, and often fenugreek seeds are used to imitate maple syrup flavors.
The seeds are light brown and resemble small stone pebbles. In fact, the seeds are literally stone hard.
Uses in Ancient Times
The plant leaves and seeds have been used in traditional medicine since ancient times by the Greek (hence the name), Egyptians and Romans alike.
The Romans would season their wine with fenugreek.
Fenugreek never lost its allure across the ages, as it was at some point not only foraged but also cultivated by Christian monks as well as Muslim hakims (doctors).
In Asia, fenugreek has been known since ancient times in China and India, where it is known as methi seeds.
📖 Recipe
Homemade Fenugreek Seed Tea
Ingredients
- 5 cups Water
- 1 Tablespoons Fenugreek Seeds
- 2 Teaspoons Tea Leaves
- Sugar or Honey to sweeten optional
Instructions
- Heat up a small pan with water and allow the water to cook.5 cups Water
- Add the fenugreek seeds and tea leaves.1 Tablespoons Fenugreek Seeds, 2 Teaspoons Tea Leaves
- Simmer for about 3 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and let the fenugreek seeds and tea leaves sit in the hot water for 5 minutes.
- Strain the tea into a cup, discard the plant parts.
- Sweeten with sugar or honey if you like, and serve hot.Sugar or Honey to sweeten
Nutrition
Where to buy Fenugreek seeds?
Fenugreek seeds can be bought online. Occasionally, you can find them in a supermarket under the spices.
Asian and Indian stores sell fenugreek seeds as Methi seeds, and they usually carry these seeds because they are rather common in the east.
Most people drink this tea to help them on their weight loss journey. Most commonly, Fenugreek infusions are used to help breast milk production, as the seeds promote lactation. I just drink it because I like the earthy taste combined with black tea leaves, or I prepare it for us at home when we feel under the weather or to soothe a sore throat.
Avoid this herbal tea if you are pregnant as it can cause contractions.
Either, prepare the fenugreek water infusion, strain it and pour it into your cup with the tea bag OR open up the tea bag and pour the bag content into your water with the seeds and follow the recipe instructions.
Both are from the same plant and the dried leaves can be used to make a herbal tea too. Dried Fenugreek leaves are sold in Indian grocery stores as Kasthuri Methi and you will find it in the spice section. Fresh fenugreek leaves are commonly sold at Indian grocery stores and while they are rarely used in tea infusions, you can still try them fresh in tea too, but dried leaves are more intense in flavor.
When you say 2 teaspoons of tea leaves, do you mean any tea leaves or fenugreek leaves?
Hi Nanci, yes it's tea leaves, as in tea leaves in a tea bag or the ones that you can buy loose. I hope that clarifies it better.
Hallo, I have a surprise for you, my Pastor is a lady and she ground the seeds to powder and every night she takes 100g yogurt, 1 teaspoon of fenugreek powder with a pinch of salt mix it with the yogurt and eat before she goes to sleep. She has lost a lot of weight. First she roasted it till light brown and ground it to powder. Thanks for the info. Martha
Hi Martha, that's cool! I wonder what fenugreek tastes like in yogurt. That's indeed a surprise. 🙂
Hi, Helen.
I typically use tea bags when making tea. How many would you suggest per cup/individual serving?
Thanks & be well,
Ari
Hi Ari, For one cup/serving, use about 1 Tsp Fenugreek seeds and 2 Tsp Tea leaves. Fill your empty tea bag with that, place the tea bag in your cup and fill with boiling water. Let it steep for 5 minutes, take out and discard tea bag. Enjoy your tea.
Hi Thanks for the info....
Also we can have 15 -20 fenugreek seed simply along with water like a tablet...it gives immediate relief from stomach heat, even for Dysuria or Neer kaduppu(in tamil). I always follow this remedy....
Thanks for sharing this tip Kamesh.
What is the better water , water from fenugreek sprouted seeds or dry toast fenugreek seeds.
I have never heard of an option to drink the water from fenugreek sprouted seeds. I'm not sure if that is all too good because germs get to mingle about in that water. I recommend a fenugreek seed tea.
LOVE herbal teas and I haven't had fenugreek tea so I going to make it now thanks so much for recipe ...
You are welcome Annette! 🙂
Thanks that was very helpful. I have diabetes so thank you so much
You are welcome Sharon
I love specialty teas like this. Didn't know about the connection between fenugreek and diabetes, not that I have it, but my husband is pre-diabetic. I'll be giving this a try. Thanks!
Yeah I had no clue until my mother in law shared this with me. She is diabetic and fenugreek is commonly used that way by her Indian heritage.
Is fenugreek a good replacement for coffee? I just took it for the first time and I feel tingles in the back of my head and feel like it woke me up.... wow
Hi Shanel, not to my knowledge. But yeah, it can be that, like any other herbal tisan, it freshens up the mind.