Cluster Bean

cluster bean Cyamopsis tetragonoloba, a leguminous plant known also as guar, whose pods grow in groups looking something like small bunches of bananas. It may be native to the Indian subcontinent, where it has been grown for centuries, mainly as a forage crop or for green manure. The young pods may be cooked in curry-type dishes, or fried. Sometimes the fully developed seeds are eaten as a vegetable.