Instructions: Cook black-eyed peas until tender but not mushy. For Curry: Heat a small skillet or pan over low heat and add coriander seeds, cumin, peppercorns, fenugreek seeds, chiles and asafetida.

Sunita Harisinghani gussies up your beloved prawn curry adding the succulent, very dark green Malabar spinach. This unique Mangalorean twist transforms the recipe ...

* Botanical name: Basella alba 'Rubra' * What it is: A twining annual vine that's easy to grow from seed and tolerant of our hottest heat waves. The red-stemmed type ('Rubra') is the most attractive.

I was going through my seed catalogs, and I noticed a plant called "malabar spinach." The catalog said it's an edible green that grows into a vine. It looked interesting, but I've never heard of it.

Niranjini Boloor cooks Crabs With Malabar Spinach in this thick semi-gravy Mangalorean specialty. It makes for a must-try meal when served with steamed rice or Neer Dosa. A south Mumbai-based ...

Despite the name, Malabar spinach has little in common with Popeye’s favorite green. Unlike true spinach, Malabar spinach is a summer salad; this jungle vine gains strength as the temperature rises.

Malabar spinach might be the most amazing thing you’re not growing. Yes, really. Let’s start at the beginning. “Malabar spinach” isn’t even really a spinach, it’s a semi-succulent vine that just loves ...

Popeye ain't the only bloke who's gotta have spinach. Some gardeners also crave it, freshly picked. This isn't spinach season, though. Spinach is sensitive to cycles of night and day, and summer's ...

Jhenidah farmer Amir Hossain, 50, from Badpukuria village in Sadar upazila, can't help himself: he's creative. To achieve self-reliance growing any ordinary crop might be good but would hardly satisfy ...

Popeye ain't the only bloke who's gotta have spinach. Some gardeners also crave it, freshly picked. This isn't spinach season, though. Spinach is sensitive to cycles of night and day, and summer's ...

Popeye ain't the only bloke who's gotta have spinach. Some gardeners also crave it, freshly picked. This isn't spinach season, though. Spinach is sensitive to cycles of night and day, and summer's ...