Minni payaru

Vigna stipulacea

legume

A small legume sown in rice paddies before the rice; its seeds go into traditional dishes such as idli and vada.

Origin

Tamil Nadu (India)

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The seeds are soaked for a few hours, blended into a batter with rice, and this batter ferments overnight before being cooked into idlis or vadas; they are eaten cooked.

Molecules

ProteinIn small amounts, not counted GOS (galacto-oligosaccharides) · Folates (B9) · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

It is sown to enrich the paddy soil before transplanting.