Fenugreek seeds are frequently encountered in the cuisines of the indian subcontinental,used both whole and powdered in the preparation of pickles, vegetable dishes,daals,and spice mixes such as panch phoron. They are often roasted to enhance flavor. In turkish cuisine ,fenugreek is used for making a paste known as chemen.cumin,black pepper,and other spices are added into it,to make pastirma.