NvH Fennel Seeds widely used as a savory spices. It is one of the most popular ingredient in India mainly in cooking as a condiment and flavouring base.
Fennel is an excellent source of vitamin C. It is also a very good of dietary fiber, potassium, molybdenum, manganese, copper, phosphorus, and folate.
Fennel seeds work well in a wide variety of foods ranging from breads, pastries and other baked dishes.Also a well known mouthfreshner, it is served at hotels, restaurants, to the guests and is also put in "paan".
The flavor is pleasantly bitter, but can be sweetened with dry roasting. Fennel seeds are used in lots of cuisines from Chinese (in five-spice powder) to Italian (with fish and roast pork) to Indian (in garam masala and some sweet dishes)
Fennel seeds are soaked overnight in water and the water is consumed in morning as it is good for maintaining blood pressure and heart rate, it helps in production of RBC, it helps to curb carcinogenic diseases.
Fennel Seeds is known as Sounff or Variyali in India. Fennel Seeds which grows well in mild climates, is an oval, green or yellowish brown dried aromatic ripe fruit of an herbaceous plant called Foeniculum Vulgare, a member of Parsley family. Obtained from an aromatic and medicinal plant, the seeds emit a pleasant odor, are highly aromatic and have a pungent flavor. Fennel is widely used Asian, European, Italian and Mediterranean dishes. In India fennel is widely used in meat and seafood dishes and also with pickles and vinegar for a special flavor.
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