Green Mochai · Heirloom · Open-Pollinated · Naturally Grown · Non-GMO · Traditional to Tamil Nadu & Karnataka
Green Mochai is a traditional South Indian hyacinth bean (field bean / lablab bean), treasured in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka for the plump, nutty green beans inside its pods. Shell them fresh for mochai kuzhambu, curries and avarekalu saaru. Fresh mochai is almost impossible to find in US stores, so grow your own.
Known as Mochai, Avarai, Chikkudu and Avarekalu, this heirloom Indian bean is open-pollinated and naturally grown, perfect for Indian kitchen gardens across the USA.
Why Grow Green Mochai?
•   Authentic Tamil and Kannada favorite that is rarely sold fresh in the USA
•   Grown for plump, creamy shelling beans
•   Vigorous climbing vine with generous harvests from one trellis
•   Fixes its own nitrogen, so it needs little fertilizer
•   Tolerates clay to sandy soils, even low-fertility ground