Non-edible Shahi seeds to grow in your herb garden. Shahi is a very popular, aromatic herb known as garden cress in English. Garden cress has a peppery, tangy flavor and aroma similar to watercress and mustard greens.
Shahi is annual plant that can reach a height of 60 cm or 24 inches with many leaves. Use the Shahi leaves as a component of your Persian Sabzi Khordan platter.
1 oz. - 29 grams
This annual plant can reach a height of 60 cm (~24 inches), with many leaves and branches on the upper part. The white to pinkish flowers are only 2 mm (1/12 of an inch) across, clustered in branched racemes.
When consumed raw and in the early stages of the herb growth, cress is a high-nutrient food containing substantial content of vitamins A, C and K and several dietary minerals. Shahi is an essential component of any Persian Sabzi Khordan mix.