Moth bean

Moth bean
"Matki" redirects here. For other uses, see Matki (disambiguation).
Moth bean
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Phaseoleae
Genus: Vigna
Species: V. aconitifolia
Binomial name
Vigna aconitifolia
(Jacq.) Marechal
Synonyms

Phaseolus aconitifolius Jacq.

Vigna aconitifolia, called the moth bean (from Hindi मोठ moṭh, Hindustani pronunciation: [moːʈʰ]), mat bean, Turkish gram, or मटकी maṭki in Marathi, is a small, drought-resistant[1], annual, trailing herb with small yellow flowers and deeply lobed leaves, grown especially in dry parts of South Asia for its tiny (3-4 mm) edible beans, which range in color from light brown to dark reddish brown. The sprouted beans taste somewhat sweet.

Matki is very popular in Maharastrian cuisine. The beans are soaked overnight to make them sprout. These sprouted beans are used for salad, misal or usal.

References

  1. ^ Santosh Khokhar and B. M. Chauhan, "Antinutritional factors in Moth Bean (Vigna aconitifolia): Varietal Differences and Effects of Methods of Domestic Processing and Cooking" (abstract), Journal of Food Science, 51(3):591-594.

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  • moth bean — noun Etymology: probably by folk etymology from Marathi maṭh moth bean Date: 1884 a legume (Vigna acontifolia syn. Phaseolus aconitifolius) cultivated especially in India for its edible cylindrical pods and small seeds …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • moth bean — a low, trailing Indian plant, Vigna aconitifolia, of the legume family, having yellow flowers grown for forage and edible, mottled grayish yellow seeds. [1880 85] * * * …   Universalium

  • Bean — is a common name for large plant seeds of several genera of the family Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae) used for human food or animal feed. Although beans usually means the seeds of bean plants, it can also mean (especially in the US) the whole… …   Wikipedia

  • moth — 1. noun /mɒθ,mɑθ/ a) A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather like antennae. b) The plant Vigna aconitifolia, known as moth bean. Syn: lep 2 …   Wiktionary

  • bean cutworm — noun : a pinkish brown larval noctuid moth (Loxagrotis albicosta) that feeds on developing bean pods and seeds …   Useful english dictionary

  • bean-pod borer — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a larval pyralid moth (Etiella zinckenella) that feeds in the developing seeds of beans and other legumes …   Useful english dictionary

  • mat bean — noun Etymology: mat probably by folk etymology (influence of mat) (I) from Marathi maṭh moth bean more at moth bean : moth bean …   Useful english dictionary

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