Fresh fenugreek leaves are an ingredient in some curries, such as with potatoes in cuisines of the Indian subcontinent to make "aloo methi" ("potato fenugreek") curry. Sprouted seeds and fenugreek greens are used in salads. When harvested as greens, fenugreek is known as "samudra methi" in Maharashtra, especially in and around Mumbai, where it is often grown in sandy tracts near the sea, hence the name "samudra", "ocean" in Sanskrit. "Samudra methi" is also grown in dry river beds in the Gangetic plains. When sold as a vegetable, the young plants are harvested with their roots still attached and sold in small bundles in the markets and bazaars.