What is dal

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Let us find out today what is dal …

Dal is edible split pulse. 

Edible pulse are dried seeds (legumes) found in pods of leguminous plants.

Leguminous plants are those plants that flower and their fruit are always pods.

Green peas are the best example of legume, and of leguminous plant.

Dal /lentil is a staple food throughout the Indian subcontinent.  It is served with rice or roti (Indian bread)

Rice and Dal is for the East, what Bread and Butter is for the West.

When you say dal, it could either mean the raw ingredient or the cooked product.

The most commonly used dal /lentils are the toor dal, urad dal, channa dal, moong dal and masoor dal.

You have been using dal ever since you started cooking. But many of you have not got the opportunity to see a dal plant, its flowers and its fruit. So, we will be doing a project  – know your dal through leaves and flowers.

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