I know some of you got impatient. I understand and know exactly how you feel. In the mean time the Ridge gourd plant grew and grew and the fruit has been cooked several times so has the brinjals. The green chilies and bitter gourd have spiced up and bittered up lots of dishes but this bean kept growing and growing.
I might have had to wait a few more days probably but my patient ran out and here they are. I figure the patch of land these were growing was not fertile. I have to try something else next time to grow them. I have not seen these bean around here, even the dried ones.
These are the delightful Butter Beans and now that I see them, I realize they are not that similar to Lima beans. Lima beans are flatter whereas these are round.
The various stages:
Is that "Mochai" beautiful bean
ReplyDeleteHow cute! You are so lucky to have a good garden of your own!
ReplyDeleteIndo, thats really so beautiful..the flower is so cute...not sure if these are same as the I have a post on..do check and let me know...I have not been able to get the exact english name...
ReplyDeletehttp://cooking4allseasons.blogspot.com/2008/06/butter-beans-kurma.html
Wow, ISG! Butter beans..oh soooooo very freshhhhh..frm baby stage till date..the flower has such a lovely color n shape! Tks for sharing this beauty!
ReplyDeleteI simply adore them and the plump buttery goodness when goes with u're paal curry kuzhambu it would be lovely!
ReplyDeletehello butter beans!! so good to finally see you. :)
ReplyDeleteso envy of your green thumb!
ReplyDeletelovely beans.
ReplyDeletewow! they must taste so good :)
ReplyDeleteHi ISG, the butter beans are lovely and so is the purple blossom!
ReplyDeleteI have many brinjals still growing, can't bear to pick yet while there is still a bit of warm weather and sun. V. busy with new job, but I will get them cooking soon. Hope you're well! :)
Lovely and beautiful Butter beans.
ReplyDeleteThe butter beans look lovely, ISG!
ReplyDeleteu grew these!! bean lady, way to go!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.I learnt something new today
ReplyDeleteAt last! :)
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