The Glossary of legumes and lentils or pulses used mainly in Indian Cuisine is presented here. The first column consists of their names in English, whilst the second column consists of their names translated in Hindi.The names of the legumes, lentils are listed in an alphabetical order.
Just for your information :-
- In Hindi, the word ‘ Sabut’ is used for lentils which are whole.
- The word ‘ Dal ‘ is used for split lentils.
- The word ‘ Dhuli ‘ is used for split and husked/skinned lentils.
| english | hindi | tamil | marathi |
| bengal gram flour | besan | kadalai mavu | |
| bengal gram spilt and skinned | chana dal, chane ki dal, booter dal |
kadalai paruppu | harbaryachi, chanyachi dal |
| bengal gram whole | kala chana, chana | harbhara | |
| black eyed beans, cow peas | lobhiya, lobiya, chawli, chavli | ||
| black gram skinned | urad dhuli | ||
| black gram split | urad chilka | ||
| black gram whole | urad sabut, urad saboot | ||
| white chick peas, garbanzo beans |
kabuli channa, safed chole, chole |
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| field bean, hyacinth bean, lablab |
val | ||
| green gram dal | moong dal | ||
| green gram split | moong chilka | mugachi dal | |
| green gram whole | moong sabut, mung sabut | mug | |
| horse gram | kulthi, kulith | ||
| lentil dal, pink lentil | masoor dal, masar dal, masur dal |
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| moth bean | moth, matki, mataki | ||
| peas | mutter, matar, mattar | ||
| dried green peas | hara matar | ||
| dried white peas | safed matar | ||
| black peas | kala vatana | ||
| peas spilt, green peas spilt | matar dal, green matar dal | ||
| pigeon peas spilt and skinned | arhar, tuvar, toor, tur dal | ||
| red kidney beans | rajma | rajma | |
| soybean | bhatma |
note – if you know the name of any legumes/lentils/pulses in any regional indian language and want to update it in this post… then do leave it in the comment section and we will update the post.
if we have missed any legumes, then also you can let us know. thanks in advance.
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Lin ultraviolet says
Thanx a lot for this glossaries! now i got a better idea about the dals and i can search for it. u just made my day n_n!
dassana amit says
welcome lin
gaye hatfield says
Hi,
Just wondering if I could use toor dahl in place of moong dahl for Korean pancakes. They are called Bindaetteok (Korean Mung Bean Pancakes). I guess it must be the amount of carbohydrate in the beans that hold them together. Not sure.
dassana amit says
with toor dal, the taste would be different. i suggest using both toor dal and chana dal. you can even make only with chana dal.
manpreet says
i m thankful
dassana amit says
welcome manpreet
nazli says
Hi,
Is french Lentil the same thing as moong whole ?
The other day i ate a fish dish prepared with french lentils, I wanted to try the dish at home and closest lentil in color and size was moong whole, any thought on that ?
dassana says
nazli, i am not sure about it. so can’t say.
B. D. Bade says
Very good information indeed.
However I could not get english name for JAWAS seed. can you please send me.
Thanks & regards
B. D. Bade
dassana says
from what i have seen on the web, javas are flax seeds. they are called as alashi in marathi.
Kajal says
hw i wished if u hd posted images of the lentils along with their names.. :)neways no problem i wl google it..thanks for posting
dassana says
kajal, posting so many images is difficult and slows down the webpage too.
kajal says
ooh..kies
Lydia D'Souza says
What would you call alfalfa seeds in Hindi or Marathi?
dassana says
in hindi, these seeds are called as ‘rajko‘. you can also refer below link on alfalfa seeds
http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/how-to-make-alfalfa-sprouts/
Swap says
In one of d recipes I read, it was written ‘beans’ so which bean should I consider
dassana says
which bean are you referring and which recipe?
gaurav says
Thanks..Dassana?? Anyway… thanks so much for this info.
dassana says
welcome gaurav.
Deep says
Plz correct ,
pigeön pea is not tuvar dal or arhar dal.
As far as i knw it is called as kala chana
or chana dal
dassana says
dear deep, pigeon pea is tuvar dal. kala chana is called as bengal gram.
shek says
thanks
Kazi Priyanka Silmi says
What is Boot er dal in English?
dassana amit says
its chana dal or bengal gram.