28 FOOD FOR THE TROPICS 



by soaking the beans for two days in slightly warm watei-, 

 then crushed to pulp by a stone and dried, and eaten mixed 

 with oil. 



The straw is highly esteemed as fodder. 



Moth Bean 



(Phaseolus aconitifoUus) 



A native of India, and prefers dry, light, sandy soil, being 

 sown in June or July. Moth (Hindustani) ; Tulkapyre 

 (Tamil) ; and Kuncuma-pesalu, etc. (Telegu). It is an 

 important crop in Satara, Ahmadabad, Poona, Kaira 

 Sholapur, and Dharwar in the Bombay Presidency. 



It is ground into flour, and used with other grains in 

 making cakes. 



The whole plant is valuable for fodder. 



Cajan Pea or Red Gram 



(Cajanus Lidicus) 



In the AVest Indies the small variety is called No Eye 

 Pea, and the large, Congo Pea ; Toovar (Hindustani) ; 

 Thovaray, etc. (Tamil) ; Kandalu (Telegu) ; Pois d' Angola 

 Pois Cajongi, or Ambre Yade (F. Guiana) ; Large Dhall 

 (India) ; Ambarivatry (Madagascar) ; Pai-yenkhy-ung 

 (Burmah) ; Shaz (Malay) ; Baraz (Unyoro East Africa) ; 

 Thur (Zanziba) ; Mbalasi (Kisuah, East Africa) ; and 

 Kadjan (Arabic). A light moist soil is required. 



The leaves and pods are stripped off the stems, then 

 heaped together and the grain threshed out. It is much 

 used, and is either parched in hot sand and eaten dry, or 

 with oil and salt, or ground into flour and made into cakes. 



