Description
It also Called in different name: Vigna mungo, black gram, Kalo Daal, urad bean, urid bean, minapa pappu, mungo bean or black matpe bean (māṣa)Vigna mungo is popular in Northern India, largely used to make dal from the whole or split, dehusked seeds. The bean is boiled and eaten whole or, after splitting, made into dal; prepared like this it has an unusual mucilaginous texture.