Tag: Bean
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Winged Bean
The winged bean, also known as cigarillos, four-angled bean, four-cornered bean, dragon bean, etc, is a tropical herbaceous legume. The winged beans are an excellent source of calcium, and interestingly, they also contain phosphorus, which helps the body to build strong bones; it is also claimed that it lowers blood pressure, prevents diabetes, boosts haemoglobin…
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Clove bean porriyal
Clove bean, also known as Mukkuthi Avarai, derives its name from the Tamil word “mukkuthi,” which means nose ring, owing to its resemblance to the traditional ornament. This perennial vine thrives in the southern regions of India, particularly Kerala, and belongs to the morning glory family, sharing kinship with sweet potatoes. Beyond its culinary appeal,…
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The black velvet bean
The black velvet bean is a vigorously growing Creeper. It fixes nitrogen and is thus a good ground cover, it can be used in a no-tillage method for rice cultivation, it can be used as cow fodder, the beans when they are immature can be used in curry and they taste a bit like boiled…
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Yard long beans stir fry
Yard long beans, from the cowpea family, is a bean that grows up to a yard in length as the name implies. In this bio region the yard long bean can grow all year around. It’s very fast growing and can be used in salads, curries and stir fries. The creeper needs a simple structure…