Black gram, dal

Also known as Matir dail phola, Biulir dal, Urad bean, Mungo bean, Black matpe bean, Aadad ni daad, Urad dal, Uddhina bele, Kaha, Uzhunnu parippu, Sagol Hawai Tangkhai, Uddachi dal, Maas ko dal, Birri dali, Biri dali, Maa ki daal, Maassa, Ulutham paruppu, Minapa pappu, Mash ki dal. Food group: Grain Legumes. Vegetarian.

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More grain legumes: Bengal gram, dal, Bengal gram, whole, Black gram, whole, Cowpea, brown, Cowpea, white, Field bean, black.

Black gram, dal in Indian languages

AssameseMatir dail phola
BengaliBiulir dal
EnglishUrad bean, Mungo bean, Black matpe bean
GujaratiAadad ni daad
HindiUrad dal
KannadaUddhina bele
KashmiriKaha
MalayalamUzhunnu parippu
ManipuriSagol Hawai Tangkhai
MarathiUddachi dal
OdiaBirri dali, Biri dali
PunjabiMaa ki daal
SanskritMaassa
TamilUlutham paruppu
TeluguMinapa pappu
UrduMash ki dal

Regional names as recorded by ICMR-NIN in the Indian Food Composition Tables.

Source for composition: ICMR-NIN, Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017), code B003 — values not reproduced. IFCT's licence does not allow its tables to be republished electronically, so we cite the record instead.

Educational information, not medical or dietary advice. Most everyday foods are fine in normal amounts — ask your doctor or dietitian about anything specific to your pregnancy.