List of Lentils and pulses – Glossary of Indian dals, lentils, pulses, peas, and beans names in English, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada.
Pulses are the dried seeds of a legume pod, that include lentils, beans, and peas. Pulses come in various colors, shapes, and sizes and are full of protein and fiber. They are used in many varieties of recipes around the world and Indian cuisine is no exception. Lentils, peas and beans are an indigenous part of everyday Indian meal.
In India pulses are available in three varieties:
- whole with the skin intact
- split half with the skin
- split half without the skin, popularly called ‘dal’ or ‘daal’
List of Pulses
Below is the handy list of commonly used Indian pulses names in English, Hindi, and different regional languages wherever possible. This is an ongoing list of names in table format. I will update the list time to time. I have listed the names alphabetically to make it easier to find and read. Do let me know in the comment section below, if I have left any or you want to add some.
You can also check these
- Spices names in English, Hindi, and different regional languages
- An A-Z of cooking terms
- Essential Kitchen Tools for Indian Cooking
| ENGLISH | HINDI | BENGALI | ASSAMESE | ODIA | MARATHI | GUJARATI | TAMIL | MALAYALAM | TELUGU | KANNADA |
| Bengal gram (split, skinned) | Chana dal | Chhola | Buttor dail | Buta dali | Chana dal | Chana ni dal | Kadalai parippu | Kadal parippu | senaga pappu | Kadale bele |
| Black gram (split) | Urad dal | Mashkolair dal | Matir dail (phola) | Biri dali (phala) | Udid dal | Adad ni dal | Ulutham paruppu | Uzhunnu parippu | Mina pappu | Uddina bele |
| Black gram (whole) | Sabut urad | Mashkolai dal (gota) | Matir dail (gota) | Biri dali (gota) | Udid | Adad | Ulundhu | Uzhunnu | Minu Mulu | Uddu |
| Chickpea, Black | Kala chana | Kala chana | – | Sula | – | Kala chana | – | – | – | – |
| Chickpea, Green | Hara chana | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chickpeas, Garbanzo bean | Kabuli chana, Chole | Kabuli chola | Saru | Kabuli sula | Kabuli chane | Kabuli chana | Vellai kothukadalai | Vella kadala | – | – |
| Cowpea beans, Black-eyed beans | Lobia | Borboti korai | – | – | Chawli | Choli | Karamani Payir | Vanpayar | Alasandulu | – |
| Field bean, Hyacinth bean, Lablab | Val | – | – | – | – | Val | – | – | – | – |
| Horse gram | Kulthi, Kulith | Kulthi kalai | – | Kolatha dali | Kulthacha pith | Kalathi | Kollu, Kutirai kiram | Mudhira | Ulavalu | Hurule |
| Lentil (whole, brown) | Sabut masoor | Masoor | Masoor | Masura | – | Akha Masoor | Massor Paruppu | Masoor Parippu | Missu Pappu | Masur bele |
| Lentil, red (split, skinned) | Masoor dal | Masoor dal | Masoor dail | Masura dali | Masur dal | Masur dal | Massor paruppu | Masoor parippu | Missu pappu | Masur bele |
| Moong bean (whole), Green gram | Sabut mung | Mug | Mug | Muga | Mung | Muga | Pachai Parupu | Cherupayaru | Pesaru Pappu | Hesare |
| Moong (split, with skin) | Chilke wala moong dal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Moong, yellow (split, skinned) | Dhuli moong dal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Moth beans | Matki | – | – | – | Matki | Math | Nari payaru | – | – | – |
| Peas, Black | Kala matar | – | – | – | Kala vatana | Kala vatana | – | – | – | – |
| Peas, green | Hara matar | – | – | – | – | Lila vatana | Pattani | Pattani | Pachi batani | – |
| Peas, white | Safed matar | – | – | – | – | Safed vatana | Pattani | Pattani | Pachi batani | – |
| Pigeon peas, Red gram | Arhar dal, Toor dal | Arhar dal | Rahor dail | Harada dali | Tur dal | Tuver dal | Tuvaram paruppu | Thuvaraparippu | kandi pappu | Togari bele |
| Red kidney beans | Rajma | Rajma | Markhowa urahi | Rajma | – | – | -Rajma | Yerra chikkudu ginjalu | Rajma | – |
| Soybean | Bhatma | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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