Broad beans

Also known as Urahi, Makhon shim, Fava bean, Faba bean, Field bean, Bell bean, Tic bean, Fafda papdi, Bakla, Chkaooaradavare, Thool Haymbe, Ri majai, Amarakka, Ghewda, Simba, Avarai, Pedda chikkudu. Food group: Other Vegetables. Vegetarian.

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More other vegetables: Ash gourd, Bamboo shoot, tender, Bean scarlet, tender, Bitter gourd, jagged, smooth ridges, elongate, Bitter gourd, jagged, teeth ridges, elongate, Bitter gourd, jagged, teeth ridges, short.

Broad beans in Indian languages

AssameseUrahi
BengaliMakhon shim
EnglishFava bean, Faba bean, Field bean, Bell bean, Tic bean
GujaratiFafda papdi
HindiBakla
KannadaChkaooaradavare
KashmiriThool Haymbe
KhasiRi majai
MalayalamAmarakka
MarathiGhewda
OdiaSimba
TamilAvarai
TeluguPedda chikkudu

Regional names as recorded by ICMR-NIN in the Indian Food Composition Tables.

Source for composition: ICMR-NIN, Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017), code D032 — values not reproduced. IFCT's licence does not allow its tables to be republished electronically, so we cite the record instead.

Educational information, not medical or dietary advice. Most everyday foods are fine in normal amounts — ask your doctor or dietitian about anything specific to your pregnancy.