Passion: Container-grown herbs for kitchen garden........

Among other edible plants, I have sown seeds of parsley, chives, oregano and thyme in my patio container garden.......also some nasturtium, and cucumber...
Actually, these herbs are not primarily used in Indian recipes......so, I am yet to learn how to use them.......

I browsed the internet to find the possible uses, which I have cataloged here.....

#Oregano  (Origanum vulgare )

Oregano seeds will germinate in soil in approximately 8 to 14 days

Used in pizza, spaghetti, pasta, marinara sauces, stews, salads, soups, even tomato juice. 

#Rosemary

Rosemary seeds will germinate in soil in six to eight weeks.

Used in  butter for bread; chicken marinade; skewers; soup/stew; 

infuse simple syrup with rosemary for drinks; Shrimp Scampi; Chickpea And Rosemary Soup; rosemary lemonade.

#Chives

Chives will germinate in 2 to 3 weeks

Used in Soups, Salads, omelette, dips, baked potatoes, stew,quesadillas,

Use the chopped chives as garnish to retain flavor 

#Nasturtium

The big seeds were soaked overnight...before inserting in the soil..

It took 2-3 weeks to germinate......

Looking forward to have the leaves and blooms in salads..

#Parsley

Parsley seeds take 10 to 25 days to germinate.

Chicken marinade, herb salad,  omelette, hummus, aioli, pesto,  tomato sauce, fish curry, ravioli, quiche....may be tabbouleh.......

#Thyme

Its  germination is slow taking from 14 to 28 days

Used in veggie dishes, egg, bean,stocks and stews 

#Basil...

#Cucumber...

The soaked seeds were put 1 inch below the soil..
They are germinating beautifully......