Green Chora (Long Beans)

Long podded Cowpea. Each pod consists of small edible peas within, which are light green in color.The crisp, tender pods are eaten both fresh and cooked. Long Bean is considered as an energy food. Long beans is a low calorie vegetable and hence can be consumed by those on weight loss. It has good amounts of Vitamin A as well as fair amounts of Vitamin C. Being a green vegetable, it is rich in phyto chemicals and anti oxidants, thus plays an important role in fighting cancer and delays aging.