Dals & Pulses

Brown chana or chickpeas are one of the earliest cultivated legumes, and 7500-year-old remains have been found in the Middle East. It is used exten...

Originally grown to feed horses, Horse gram is a twining herb (Dolichos biflorus) with many a medicinal qualities. It is a rich source of protein, ...

Kabuli Chana has its origin in Afghanistan, hence the name. It is a small, hard, knobby, beige-coloured legume with a diameter of less than a centi...

Vigna mungo, the black gram, urad bean, minapa pappu or uddina bele is a bean grown in the Indian subcontinent. It is a rich source of protein, vit...

White cowpeas, commonly called lobia or alasande kalu, are kidney shaped beans similar to rajma, but smaller in size. They are low in saturated fat...

Masoor dal or red lentils is a lentil that is consumed largely in the northern parts of India. Pinkish in colour, this lentil needs no soaking and ...

Red kidney beans are known as 'rajma' in India. Rajma contains a host of essential vitamins and minerals like Thiamine, Riboflavin, Calcium, Zinc, ...

The mung bean, alternatively known as the green gram, maash, or moong, is a plant species in the legume family. They're packed with minerals like p...

Dried Peas (Split peas) are the dried, peeled, and most often split spherical seeds of the common pea plant, Pisum sativum. These peas since dried ...

Urad dal gota is unsplit urad. It is a rich source of protein, vitamin B6, thiamine, pantothenic acid, riboflavin and niacin. It is also has potass...

Rajma Chitra is a speckled kidney bean from the region of Kashmir. It has a subtle taste and is rich in fibre. Rajma Chitra contains a host of esse...

The soybean or soya bean is a species of legume native to East Asia. It is considered a superfood owing to its high protein content and bio-active ...

Vigna mungo, the black gram originated in India. It has been in cultivation from ancient times and is one of the most highly prized pulses of India...