Hi,

JUst wondering what Urad Dhal actualy is? I see it in quite a few Indian
Recipes.

Thanks

Paul wrote:
> Hi,
>
> JUst wondering what Urad Dhal actualy is? I see it in quite a few Indian
> Recipes.
>
> Thanks
>

Dehusked Black Gram
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"Paul" > wrote in message
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> JUst wondering what Urad Dhal actualy is? I see it
> in quite a few Indian Recipes.

In India, dal (or dhal) is any type of dried split pea, bean or
lentil. Urud dal is the split gram lentil, creamy in color with a
black skin (it's sold skinned and unskinned). It's used to make dosa
and idli batters, and becomes glutinous and creamy when cooked.

-j

Paul wrote:

> JUst wondering what Urad Dhal actualy is? I see it in quite a few Indian
> Recipes.

Black gram. Urad dal comes in three forms: 1) whole, with skin [sabat urad],
2) split without skin [urad dal] and 3) split, with skins [chilke urad
dal].

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MAYA wrote:

>
> Dehusked Black Gram

And it looks like halves of a mung bean (i.e. shaped like a pill capsule split
lengthwise), peeled, and of a whitish-gray color.

blacksalt

Where can you get it?


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> Paul wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > JUst wondering what Urad Dhal actualy is? I see it in quite a few Indian
> > Recipes.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>
> Dehusked Black Gram
> --
>
> MAYA
> ***Nullum est iam dictum quod non dictum sit prius***
> Nothing is said that hasn't been said before.
>
>