South Asian Beans

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Cookbooks

(LCL) Kuruvita: Lands of the Curry Leaf
(FFIW) Helou: Feast: Food of the Islamic World

Afghanistan

(AFC) Saberi: Afghan Food and Cookery
look for Afghanzada: Local Dishes of Afghanistan (referenced in Saberi, p. 171)
Noqul e Nakhodi (sugared chickpeas) (FFIW)
Shorwa-e-chainaki (teapot soup) (split peas, lamb) (AFC, 🔗1 🔗2)
Pakaura (chickpea flour) (AFC, 🔗1)
Shour Nakhod (chickpeas with mint sauce) (AFC, 🔗1)
Aush (chickpeas, kidney beans, pasta, meat, yogurt) (AFC, 🔗1 🔗2)
Maush pilau (mung beans, apricots or dates, rice) (AFC, 🔗1)
Ketcheree Quroot (sticky rice, mung beans, yogurt) (AFC, 🔗1)

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Mastawa (sticky rice, dried meat, chickpeas, lamb) (winter dish) (AFC, 🔗1)
Qorma-e-olu bokhara (dried plums, split peas, lamb) (AFC)
Qorma-e-zardak (yellow split peas, carrots) (AFC, 🔗1)
Dal (split mung) (AFC)
Ladoo (AFC)

Northeastern Afghanistan

Shola-e-Ghorbandi (yellow split peas, split or whole mung, plums, lamb, sticky rice) (AFC, 🔗1)

Southeastern Afghanistan

Maushawa (chickpeas, kidney beans, mung beans, rice, yogurt) (AFC, LCL, 🔗1)

Bangladesh

(MBK) Hamilton: My Bangladesh Kitchen
Jal moori (puffed rice, peanuts, sev (chickpea flour)) (MBK, 🔗1)
Dal bora (red lentil pakoras) (MBK, 🔗1)
Dal poori (red lentil patties) (MBK, 🔗1)
Chotpoti (chickpea and tamarind hotpot) (MBK, 🔗1)
Beguni (eggplant pakoras) (MBK, 🔗1)
Bhoona dal (red lentils, chana dal, mung dal) (MBK, 🔗1)
Tarka dal (red lentils) (MBK, 🔗1)
Sambhar dal (red lentils, chana dal) (MBK, 🔗1)
Churchurri dal (mung dal) (MBK, 🔗1)
Tok dal (mung dal, unripe mango) (MBK, 🔗1)
Goru mangshor diye but-er dal (beef, yellow split peas) (MBK, 🔗1)
Bhoona kitchori (rice, red lentils) (MBK, 🔗1)
Bhut-er halwa (milk and split chickpeas/chickpea flour fudge-like dessert) (MBK, 🔗1)
Boondi chaat (chickpea flour snacks) (LCL, 🔗1)
Piaju (urad dal and onion fritters) (LCL, 🔗1)
Kala chana (black chickpeas) (LCL, 🔗1)

Bhutan

Goen hogay (mung sprouts, cucumber, cheese) (LCL, 🔗1)
Red rice and mung bean risotto (LCL, 🔗1)

India

(660) Raghavan Iyer: 660 Curries
(ITC) Pant: India: The Cookbook
(CIRC) Baljekar: The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook
Masoor ki dal (ITC, 🔗1)
Mung aur chana dal ke pakoday (660, 🔗1)
Mung dal bhujiyas (mung bean fritters) (660, 🔗1)
Dal fry (toovar dal) (660, 🔗1)
Kaddu dhansaak (Parsi) (660, 🔗1)
Kitchari / khichdi (LCL, 🔗1)

Western India

Palidu (toovar dal) (Bohri Muslim community) (660, 🔗1)

Rajasthan

Khasta kachori (urad) (ITC, 🔗1)
Raj kachori (chickpea, mung) (ITC, 🔗1)
Rajasthani kadhi (chickpea flour, yogurt) (ITC, 🔗1)
Sookhi mangori (ITC, 🔗1)
Gatte ka pulao (ITC, 🔗1)
Besan chawal vadi (660, 🔗1)
Chana saag (660, 🔗1)
Gatte saag ki subzi (660, 🔗1)
Tamatar mangori (660, 🔗1)
Papad aur dahi ki kadhi (660, 🔗1)
Sing pitta (chickpea flour) (660, 🔗1)
Daal baati (CIRC, 🔗1)

Gujarat

Dhokla (ITC, 660, 🔗1)
Khandvi (ITC, 660, CIRC, 🔗1)
Kokam ni karhi (chickpea flour, yogurt) (ITC, 🔗1)
Ghau na phada ni khichdi (split mung) (CIRC, 🔗1)
Patra masala (660, 🔗1)
Patra kadhi (660, 🔗1)
Oondhiu (chickpea flour) (CIRC, 🔗1)
Chori nu shaak (black-eyed peas) (🔗1)
Methi na muthia (chickpea flour, fenugreek leaves) (CIRC, 🔗1)
Rasawala chana (660, 🔗1)
Muthiya bund gobhi nu shaak (660, 🔗1)
Moong nu dal (660, 🔗1)
Mug chana nu dal (mung dal, chana dal) (660, 🔗1)
Ragado (660, 🔗1)
Toovar dal (660, 🔗1)
Kobi na moothia (cabbage, chickpea flour) (CIRC, 🔗1)
Kela na sambhariya (CIRC, 🔗1)

Maharashtra

Aamati (pigeon peas or horse gram) (ITC, 🔗1)
Puran poli (ITC, 🔗1)
Vadaa paav (660, 🔗1)
Vaatli dal (chana dal) (660, 🔗1)
Patli dal (660, 🔗1)
Chowli nu dal (red cowpeas) (660)
Shengule (horse gram) (660, 🔗1)
Chawli kokum chi dal (660)
Zunka bhaakar (660, 🔗1)
Kulith nu dal (horse gram) (660, 🔗1)
Khili hui kulith (horse gram) (660)
Kokum moong aur masoor dal (660, 🔗1)
Petla (660, 🔗1)
Panchmela dal (660, 🔗1)
Moth nu dal (660, 🔗1)
Kaanday ki moth (660)
Misal paav (660, 🔗1)
Kothimbir chi vadi (chana dal) (660, 🔗1)
Ambyachi dal (toovar dal, mango) (660, 🔗1)
Varan (toovar dal) (660, 🔗1)
Mungphali palak dal (peanuts, chana dal) (660)

Goa

Feijoada (black-eyed peas) (CIRC, 🔗1)

Northern India

Besan chilla (chickpea flour) (ITC, 🔗1)
Cheela (sprouted mung) (LCL, 🔗1)
Mung dal ka halwa (dessert) (ITC, 🔗1)
Moticoor laddu (chickpea flour dessert) (ITC, 🔗1)
Gol gappe chaat (660)
Ragada samosas (yellow peas) (660)
Dahi vada (660)
Amchur chana (660)
Chana masala (660)
Khatte meethe chanay (kidney bean, chickpea) (660)
Kishmish kala chana (660)
Kishmish waale chane ki dal (660)
Dahi elaichi rajmah (660)
Tamatar malai rajmah (660)
Chana rajmah (660)
Chilke wali urad ki dal (660)
Sabud moong ki dal (660)
Lasoon mong ki dal (660)
Rajma chawal (kidney beans) (LCL)

Delhi

Kalmi Bare (chana dal fritters) (ITC)
Dahi ki gujiya (ITC)
Dal ki kachori (ITC)
Arhar ki dal (pigeon pea) (ITC)
Subzi pakora chaat (660)
Dahi chaat (660)

Himachal Pradesh

Bhuna hua simla mirch aur masoor ki dal (red lentils) (660)
Channa madra (CIRC)

Jammu and Kashmir

Rajma (ITC)
Rajma kofta (ICC)

Punjab

Aloo chholey (ITC)
Pindi chana (ITC)
Khatte chole (ITC)
Chole (CIRC)
Karhi pakori (ITC)
Dal makhani (ITC, CIRC, 660)
Raase misse rajma (ITC)
Dal paratha (mung) (ITC)
Missi roti (ITC)
Kabuli chaneda pulao (ITC)
Sabud garam masale waale lobhia (660)
Adrak lasson waale chana masala (660)
Punjabi rajmah (660)
Aloo pudhina rajmah (660)
Maa di dal (urad) (660)
Teen taal dal (660)
Dhal punj rattani (CIRC)
Lobia masala (black-eyed pea) (LCL)

Uttar Pradesh/Awadh

Bervin poori (ITC)
Tadka dal (ITC)
Moog aur palak ki dal (pigeon peas) (ITC)
Chana dal lauki waali (bottle gourd) (ITC)
Dahi ki karhi (chickpea flour, yogurt) (ITC)
Masoor dal (ITC)
Moong dal (ITC)
Moong dal khilwan (ITC)
Dal ka kima (mung) (ITC)
Tali mangori (ITC)
Moong dal aur palak (ITC)
Khare maash ki dal (urad) (ITC)
Sukhi urad ki dal (ITC)
Besani poori (ITC)
Khilwan khichari (mung) (ITC)
Chane ki dal ki tehari (chana dal) (ITC)
Aloo shaami kebab (660)
Palak hara chana (green chickpeas) (660)

Uttarakhand

Shyama (mixed dal) (ITC)
Sabud masoor (660)
Khatte aam toor ki dal (unripe mango) (660)

Northeastern India

(ICC) Marks: Indian & Chinese Cooking from the Himalayan Rim
Lachko dal (pigeon peas) (ITC)
Chai patte waali chana (chickpeas in tea) (660)
Dal (CIRC)

Assam

Ahomya bilahi dal (red lentils) (660)
Borar anjar (mung and masoor fritters) (CIRC)
Khar (whole mung) (CIRC)

Tripura

Shukto (vegetables with mung beans) (CIRC)

Eastern India

Papri Chaat (chickpea flour fried bread) (CIRC)
Phoolkopir Fuluri (cauliflower, chickpea flour) (CIRC)
Bhaja muger dhal (channa dal) (CIRC)

Bihar

Pittha (channa dal) (CIRC)
Ghoomni (chickpea flour dumplings) (CIRC)

West Bengal

(BCSF) Banerji: Bengali Cooking: Seasons and Festivals
Chholar dal (chana dal) (ITC, 660)
Aam ada diya bhaaja moong dal (ITC)
Borer jhaal (urad) (ITC)
Moong dal khichari (ITC)
Sorshe Chana (660)
Bhaja moong palak (660)
Masoor pyaaz dal (660)
Tsoy soon (Buddhist vegetable soup) (ICC)
Stow mien (bean sprouts) (ICC)
Toufu (Hakka Buddhist) (ICC)
Nyong tao kon (stuffed bean curd, Hakka) (ICC)
Munlo pet (Buddhist temple food, white radish in black bean sauce) (ICC)
Mardiea (chickpeas, Marwari Murshidabad) (ICC)
Besan ka chilla (Marwari) (ICC)
Gatta (chickpea flour, Marwari) (ICC)
Gatta kidgeree (Marwari) (ICC)
Kheera channa dal terkari (cucumber, channa dal, Marwari) (ICC)
Dahi bara (mung, urad, Marwari) (ICC)
Hatic (bean cook for lent, Armenian, white beans, chickpeas, masoor) (ICC)
Alu kabli (CIRC)
Ghughni (chickpeas) (CIRC)
Kancha moong dal (BCSF)
Masoor dal (BCSF)
Lemon dal (mung) (Muslim) (BCSF)
Khichuri (mung) (BCSF)
Bhuni khichuri (BCSF)
Mochar ghanto (banana blossom, chickpeas) (BCSF)
Chholar dal (yellow split peas) (BCSF)
Dhonkar dalna (yellow split peas, potato, coconut) (BCSF)

Odisha

Dalma (pigeon peas) (1)

Central India

Dahi ke kebab (yogurt, chickpea flour) (CIRC)
Mung ke tikkia (split mung) (CIRC)
Papri (chickpea flour) (CIRC)
Khatte sabud mung (CIRC)
Mah ki roti (sprouted mung stuffed) (CIRC)
Besan ki roti (CIRC)
Mung dhal halva (CIRC)

Hyderabad

Dibba roti (urad) (ITC)
Dal nizami (chana, masoor, pigeon, mung) (ITC)
Sarvari (rice, urad, chickpeas) (ITC)
Waale lobhia (660)
Moong masoor dal (660)
Hyderabadi toor dal (660)
Khatti dal (RV)
Vada pav (potatoes, chickpea flour batter, buns) (LCL)

Southern India

(PD) Padmanabhan: Dosai
Dosa (ITC)
Paitham parappu idli (ITC)
Keoti dal (pigeon peas) (ITC)
Pudina rasam (ITC)
Aamai masala vadai (660)
Rasa vadai (660)
Vadaa sambhar (660)
Vadai morekozhambu (660)
Idli sambhar (660)
Shundal (chana dal) (660)
Kala chana masala (660)
Phool gobhi kootu (mung dal) (660)
Urulikazhangu kootu (chana dal, potato) (660)
Nayee toram paruppu (660)
Maangai rasam (toovar dal, unripe mango) (660)
Muttaikose usli (chana dal, cabbage) (660)
Dosai milagai podi (dosa chilli powder) (PD)
Dali ambat (red lentils, spinach, coconut milk) (CIRC)
Sambhar (pigeon peas, eggplant) (CIRC)
Kabooli (chickpeas, basmati rice) (CIRC)
Usal (sprouted mung) (CIRC)
Vellarikka kosumalli (cucumber, sprouted mung) (LCL)

Andhra Pradesh

Pesaru punuluku (mung fritters) (ITC)
Tapala chakku athi (chana dal) (ITC)
Pesarattu (ITC, PD)
Payatham parappu dosa (ITC)
Minapapindi dosai (PD)
Senagapindi dosai (PD)
Dibba roti (PD)
Bobbara dosai (PD)
Pesara dosai (PD)
Kandi pappu pachadi (tuvar dal relish) (PD)
Pappuchakkalu (ITC)
Puli bongaralu (ITC)
Pesarcharu (pepper water with green chickpeas) (ITC)
Karadla igguru (chickpea flour) (ITC)
Aratidhoota pappu (red lentils, banana stems) (ITC)
Parippu payasam (mung coconut dessert) (ITC)
Gongura sambhar (660)
Ulavacharu (horse gram)

Kerala

Malabar adai (ITC)
Payatham pezhukku (ITC)
Kadalaparippu payasam (chana dal dessert) (ITC)
Olan (red cowpeas) (660)
Kadala masala puttu (660)
Chinnay vengayam thengapaal sambaar (660)
Maangai kootan (toovar dal) (660)
Malabar adai (PD)
Palghat adai (PD)
Kaara adai (PD)

Tamil Nadu

Molagootai (ITC)
Thenga paruppu (660)
Porithu kootu (mung dal) (660)
Muttaikose vazhaipazham kootu (660)
Vendakkai kozhumbu (toovar dal) (660)
Molagha tanni (660)
Paruppu unday more kozhumbu (660)
Thenga katarikai (eggplant, roasted dal) (660)
Thengai chutney (bengal gram) (PD x2)
Karuppu Mocchai Sundal (🔗1)

Rasam and Sambar

Rasam (CIRC)
Sambhar (pigeon peas, drumsticks) (ITC)
Chettinad murungaikkai sambhar (pigeon peas) (ITC)
Thenga chertha ulli sambhar (ITC)
The rasam (ITC)
Kathirikkai rasam (ITC)
Nimakai rasam (ITC)
Tamatar rasam (ITC)
Arrachay uttu sambhar (660)
Kollu rasam (horse gram)
Kollu sambhar (horse gram)

Vadai

Avasara vada (coconut & chickpea flour) (Tamil Nadu) (ITC)
Masala vada (chana dal) (ITC)
Uppu vada (ITC)
Toram paruppu vadai (660)

Dosai

Dosa (PD x2)
Mavu dosai (PD)
Masala dosa (ITC)
Paper dosa (ITC)
Thengai dosai (PD)
Kal dosai (PD)
Thakkali dosai (PD x2)
Godumai dosai (PD)
Malli dosai (PD)
Ragi-soya dosai (PD)
Vendayakeerai dosai (PD)
Koovai kizhangu mavu dosai (PD)
Paithum paruppu vendhayam dosai (PD)
Sada oothappam (PD)
Kaara dosai (PD)
Adai dosai (PD)
Molayitta pachai payaru dosai (pigeon pea, chana dal, bean sprouts) (PD)
Keerai, kothamalli, karuvepilai dosai (PD)
Kadalai parupu dosai (PD)
Pori dosai (PD)
Didir dosai (PD)
Thavalai dosai (PD)

Adai

Avasara adai (PD)
Muzhu ulundu adai (PD)
Paruppu adai (PD)
Thavalai adai (PD)
Vendaya keerai adai (ITC)

Oothappam

Vengayam-thakkali oothappam (PD)
Masala oothappam (PD)
Bread oothappam (PD)
Tuvaram paruppu oothappam (PD)
Kollukai oothappam (horse gram, urad) (PD)

Idli

Idli (ITC)

Pongal

Rava pongal (ITC)
Pongal (ITC)
Venu pongal (mung) (ITC)

Karnataka

Mysore bonda (ITC)
More rasam mysore bonda (660)
Kholamba (pigeon pea) (ITC)
Mandhiya (pigeon peas) (ITC)
Masiyal (pigeon peas) (ITC)
Shashhi (chickpeas) (ITC)
Bisi bele huli anna (ITC)
Mysore pak (chickpea flour dessert) (ITC)
Lobhia (660)
Teto dal (660)
Menalina saru (toovar dal) (660)
Lambuchambu rasaam (toovar dal) (660)
Kanda bhaje (onion, chickpea flour)
Bassaru (horse gram)
Upsaaru (horse gram)
Avarekalu sagu (hyacinth beans) (🔗1)

Dosai

Mysore masala dosa (ITC, PD)
Davanagere benné dosai (PD)
Menthé dosai (PD x2)
Iruli dosai (PD)
Saada dosai (PD)
Set dosai (PD)
Mangalore dosai (PD)
Navané-samé dosai (PD)
Manjal dosai (PD)
Kosu dosai (PD)
Uppu huli dosai (PD)
Dwadesi dosai (PD)
Makka dosai (PD)

Uttapam

Uttapam (ITC)

Nepal

(TN) Pathak: Taste of Nepal
Puri chana chaat masala (chickpeas, poori) (LCL)
Dhal bhat tarkari (red lentils, rice, vegetables) (LCL)
Masaura and potato tarkari (masaura (urad nuggets), potato) (LCL)
Black-eyed pea and bamboo shoot tarkari (LCL)
Spicy spinach and tofu (LCL)
Quantee (mixed beans) (LCL)
Pakaudas (chickpea flour) (TN)
Mismaas tarkaari ko pakauda (chickpea flour) (TN)
Farsi ko phool taareko (squash blossoms, chickpea flour) (TN)
Maas ko baara (split urad fritters) (TN)
Moong ko daal taareko (fried split mung /whole mung/split chickpeas) (TN)
Furindaana (snack mix, sev, fried split mung and chickpeas, peanuts) (TN)
Hariyo bhatmaas saandhekko (fresh soybean salad) (TN)
Saandheko bhatmaas-badaam-kukhura (peanuts, soybeans, chicken) (TN)
Maas ko khichari (rice, split urad with skin) (TN)
Tarkaari ko jaulo (rice, split mung) (TN)
Pahelo moong ko daal (split mung) (TN)
Musuro ko dal (red lentils) (TN)
Chhata ko daal (split urad) (TN)
Jhaaneko kaalo maas ko daal (split urad with skins) (TN)
Bahar ko daal (split pigeon peas) (TN)
Daal makhani (whole urad) (TN)
Maharani dal (split mung, red lentils, split pigeon peas)
Mismaas daal (split mung, red lentils, split urad, split pigeon, split chickpeas) (TN)
Daal ra paalungo ko saag (split mung, spinach)
Chana ko daal ra lauka (split chickpeas, bottle gourd) (TN)
Chana ko tarkaari (chickpeas) (TN)
Kaalo chana ko tarkaari (brown chickpeas, onions) (TN)
Raajma ko tarkaari (kidney beans) (TN)
Bodi ko tarkaari (black-eyed peas) (TN)
Thulo kerau ko tarkaai (whole dry green peas) (TN)
Maseura ko ras (urad nuggets) (TN)
Maseura (homemade urad nuggets, split urad with skin) (TN)
Gundruk ra maseura ko ras (urad nuggets, gundruk) (TN)
Dahi kadi (chickpea flour, yogurt) (TN)
Moong ko titaura (homemade mung bean nuggets, split peeled mung) (TN)
Moong titaura ko ras (mung nuggets) (TN)
Taareko kwanti (mixed sprouted beans) (TN)
Kwanti / Biraula (sprouted beans) (TN)
Kwanti ko ras (sprouted bean soup) (TN)
Gundruk ko jhol (soybean, gundruk) (TN)
Moong ko roti (split mung) (TN)
Bakulla simi tarkaari (spiced fava beans in pod or out) (TN)
Hariyo chana ko tarkaari (fresh chickpeas) (TN)
Kerau ko munta tarkaari (pea vine shoots) (TN)
Chyau ra tofu ko momo (mushroom and tofu momo filling) (TN)
Saano kerau ko achaar (field peas) (TN)
Besan ko laddu (chickpea flour dessert) (TN)
Motichur ko laddu (chickpea fritters in syrup) (TN)

Pakistan

(STT) Usmaya: Summers Under the Tamarind Tree
(RV) Rizvi: Virsa
Karhi (ITC, RV)
Kadhi (chickpea flour dumplings, yogurt) (LCL)
Pindi waale aloo chana (660)
Pindi chole (chickpea) (LCL)
Dahiwaale rajmah (660)
Sindh bhaji (channa dal) (CIRC)
Dal pakwan (channa dal) (CIRC)
Griddled dry chickpeas (STT)
Cauliflower mung pakoras (STT)
Dahi bara (STT, RV)
Kitchri (mung) (STT)
Kalay chanay (black chickpeas) (STT)
Turnip kebabs (chana dal) (STT)
Stuffed karela (chana dal) (STT)
Crispy bhindi (okra, chickpea flour) (STT)
Moong daal (STT, LCL)
Slow-cooked chana daal (STT)
Saffron chana daal halva (dessert) (STT)
Chana chaat (RV)
Pakoray (chickpea flour) (RV)
Masoor dal (RV)
Kaali masoor ki dal (whole masoor) (RV)
Maash daal (urad dal) (RV)
Chana daal fry (RV)
Chanay ki daal lauki (chana dal, bottle gourd) (RV)
Moong dal (haleem masala) (RV)
Haleem (chana dal, red lentils) (FFIW)
Daal saag (moong dal, spinach) (RV)
Khichri (basmati, mung dal) (RV)
Besan ki roti (chickpea flour) (RV)
Sooji besan halwa (chickpea flour, semolina) (RV)

Attock

Chana rijai (rice, chickpeas) (STT)

Karachi

Bun kebab (chana dal, potatoes, bread bun) (RV, STT)

Lahore

Murgh cholay (chicken, chickpeas) (STT)
Lahori fish (chickpea flour) (STT)

Sri Lanka

Medu vada (urad dal) (LCL)
Curd vadai (urad dal, yogurt) (LCL)
Stuffed banana chillies with plantain and mung beans (LCL)