Fennel
Fennel Biological name:Foeniculom vulgare Family :Apiaceae. Other name:बडीशेप (marathi), सौंफ (hindi). Fennel plant is a hardy,perennial herb with yellow flowers &feathery leaves. In India mostly fennel seeds are used in cooking.fennel fruits are highly Aromatic and flavorful herb used in cooking.fennels is a group with inflated leaf bases which form a bulb like structure.It has mild anise like flavor but sweeter and more Aromatic. Fennel fruits or seeds of the fennel plants are used in many of culinary traditions of the world . The small flowers of wild fennel (pollen) are most potent form of fennel but also most expensive .dried fennel fruits are an Aromatic,Anise flavored spice.fennel fruits are Brown &green in coloured It is one of the most important spice in kashmiri pandit &Gujarati cooking.Roasted fennel seeds are consumed as 'Mukhwas',after meal .It is digestive and breath freshener.In India fennel leaves are used as leafy green vegetabl...