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Seeds and seed pods from wild cowpeas are very small, [22] while cultivated varieties can have pods between 10 and 110 cm (4 and 43 in) long. [24] A pod can contain six to 13 seeds that are usually kidney-shaped, although the seeds become more spherical the more restricted they are within the pod. [20] [22] Their texture and colour are very ...
A selection of various legumes. This is a list of legume dishes.A legume is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for their food grain seed (e.g. beans and lentils, or generally pulse), for livestock forage and silage, and as soil-enhancing green manure
South Asian cuisine encompasses a delectable variety of sub-cuisines and cooking styles that vary very widely, reflecting the diversity of the Indian subcontinent, even though there is a certain centrality to the general ingredients used.
The navy bean, haricot bean, pearl haricot bean, [3] Boston bean, [4] white pea bean, [5] or pea bean [6] is a variety of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) native to the Americas, where it was first domesticated. [7] It is a dry white bean that is smaller than many other types of white beans, and has an oval, slightly flattened shape. [3]
In many areas, landraces which retain many of these characteristics persist, in particular with regard to daylight sensitivity, growth habit and hard seeds. Seed colour is variable, but commonly red or yellow. The red type is commonly named 赤小豆 in Chinese, literally meaning 'red small bean'.
green bean (ပဲတောင့်ရှည်) Gai lan (ကိုက်လန်) lettuce (ဆလတ်ရွက်) mustard greens (မုံညှင်းရွက်), pickled (မုံညှင်းချဉ်) haricot bean (ပဲကြီး) neem leaves, margosa(တမာ ရွက်) okra, lady's finger ...
The word 'bean', for the Old World vegetable, existed in Old English, [3] long before the New World genus Phaseolus was known in Europe. With the Columbian exchange of domestic plants between Europe and the Americas, use of the word was extended to pod-borne seeds of Phaseolus, such as the common bean and the runner bean, and the related genus Vigna.
Macrotyloma uniflorum (horsegram, also known as horse gram, kulthi bean, gahat, hurali, or Madras gram [2]) is a legume native to tropical southern Asia, known for its distinct taste and texture, widely used legume in many cuisines. It is also known for human consumption for its rich nutrients and reputed medicinal properties.