Red Lentils

SCIENTIFIC NAME :

 Lens Esculenta

MEDICINAL VALUE :

 Good source of nutrients

NUTRIENT VALUE :

 contains essential amino acids, proteins, dietary fiber, potassium, iron, vitamin B1, minerals etc

CULINERY AND OTHER VALUES :

 Used to make the popular indian side dish, dhal. Also used to make soups, stuffed parathas etc.

GLOSSARY :

• English : Red Lentils
• Tamil : Massor Paruppu / Mysore Paruppu
• Malayalam : Masoor Parippu
• Telugu : Misur Pappu
• Kannada : Masur Bele
• Hindi : Masoor Dal / Tur Dal
• Bengali : Lal Masoor (Bhanga) / Masur Dal
• Gujarati : Masur Dal / Masoor Ni Dhal
• Marathi : Masur Dal
• Oriya : Masura Dali (Phala)
• Kashmiri : Musur

Recipes with red lentils:

1) Tamil Nadu Tomato Dal