According to Zonal Councils of India, the 4 states, – Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh form the Central Zone. The central zone has a varied topography.
The highest elevation of Uttarakhand is on the southern slope of the Himalaya ranges, from where the two mighty rivers- Ganga and Jamuna commence.
The Ganga and Jamuna join in Uttar Pradesh and flows from west to east forming the great Gangetic plain.
Madhya Pradesh which is geographically at the center of India, has Uttar Pradesh on the north. It has varied terrain of hills, plain, rivers and the Deccan Plateau.
Chhattisgarh is to the east of Madhya Pradesh sharing a small part of the Deccan Plateau.
Central Zone of India shares the international borders of China and Nepal in the North.
It is bounded by Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha in the east.
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra in the south.
Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi in the west and Himachal Pradesh in the north.
Pulse farming in Central Zone
Agriculture is the primary occupation for the people of central India. The two states, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh are ranked as 2nd and 4th largest producers of Pulses in India.
The other two states Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand do grow pulse, just enough for their own consumption.
Food:
The staple food of central India is rice, wheat and dal. And their cuisines have a great influence of the neighboring countries and states.
As before, we will be cooking dal from each state in alphabetical order such as Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh.
Coming up next ……… Dal from Chhattisgarh!
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Dal On The Table 
very informative… waiting for the recipes 🙂
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Thank you Protima. Coming soon
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