South Asian Bean Dishes

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)
• 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)