Sweet Fennel (Saunf) Seeds
Grow sweet fennel (saunf) for fresh seeds used in tempering, spice blends, and traditional after-meal use. Plus tender greens and stalks that bring subtle sweetness to dals, sabzis, broths, and contemporary diaspora cooking.
Sweet Fennel (Saunf) Seeds
- Kachumber
- Mukhwas
- Pickling
- Shaak
- Spice Blends
- Tadka
Easy Grow Info
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Growing Ayurvedic Herbs in the Home Garden
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Read the guideAbout Sweet Fennel (Saunf)
weet fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), known as saunf in many Indian kitchens, is grown for its fragrant seeds widely used in cooking and traditional after-meal blends.
The seeds carry a warm, sweet aroma with gentle licorice notes, making them especially suited to tempering, pickles, masalas, and regional spice mixes. Fresh green seeds harvested straight from the plant are especially fragrant and mildly sweet, offering a softer flavor than fully dried seeds. Saunf is also commonly enjoyed roasted or plain as mukhwas after meals.
Tall feathery plants produce umbrella-like yellow flower heads that mature into seed clusters. Once dry, seeds can be harvested and stored for steady kitchen use.
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Growing Kitchen Herbs from Seed
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