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The English names "mung" or "mungo" originated from the Hindi word mūṅg (मूंग), which is derived from the Sanskrit word mudga (मुद्ग). [5] It is also known in Philippine English as "mongo bean". [6] Other less common English names include "golden gram" and "Jerusalem pea". [7] In other languages, mung beans are also known as
The black gram or urad bean [a] (Vigna mungo) is a bean grown in South Asia.Like its relative the mung bean, it has been reclassified from the Phaseolus to the Vigna genus. The product sold as black gram is usually the whole urad bean, whereas the split bean (the interior being white) is called white lentil.
Dal or paruppu is the main ingredient of the Indian snack vada. Dal tadka and naan. Dal are often prepared in three different forms: Unhulled and whole, known as sabut ('whole' in Hindi), such as sabut urad dal or mung sabut; Unhulled and split, known as chilka ('shell' in Hindi), such as chilka urad dal or mung dal chilka;
Ridge gourd with moong-dal pappu. Pappu (dal/lentils) dishes include toor daal (kandi pappu) and moong daal (pesara pappu), which are usually cooked with a vegetable or other green. No masala is added to the dal. In some areas, garlic and onion are included in the seasoning, while in others asafetida (hing/inguva) is used.
The first step is soaking the "pesalu" (moong beans) or whole green gram (a 150 ml cup of gram makes about four medium pesarattus) in water for at least four hours (maximum of seven hours). The soaked gram is then ground to a smooth paste with a couple of green chilies, a small piece of ginger, and some salt. Water is added as required.
A selection of dried pulses and fresh legumes. Legumes (/ ˈ l ɛ ɡ j uː m, l ə ˈ ɡ j uː m /) are plants in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants.
Laapsi or lapsi is an Indian sweet dish made using grain flour or broken wheat and ghee, along with milk, nuts, raisins and other dried fruits.Lapsi is commonly prepared during Hindu ceremonies and is served as a religious offering to Devtas. [1]
In Chinese cuisine, common dishes that may use mung bean sprouts, known as dòuyá (豆芽), are fried rice, spring rolls, egg drop soup, and hot and sour soup. [2]In Cantonese cuisine, bean sprouts are used dishes such as egg fu yung and beef chow fun.