Toor Dal

n India, split pigeon peas, called tur in Marathi, toor dal in Hindi and arehar ki dal in Urdu, kandhi pappu in Telugu, thuvara parippa in Kerala and thuvaram paruppu in Tamil Nadu, togari bele in Kannada are one of the most popular pulses, being an important source of protein in a mostly vegetarian diet.
he state of Karnataka stands uniquely in the 7th position in the list of the top 10 largest pulses producing states in India. However, it is estimated that the total production of the pulses in this particular region is about 18.76 % significantly. They have increased in the production over the past year with a huge surplus and high-yielding significantly. It significantly contains a high-nutritious value for the human consumption making it increasingly in high-demand among the various consumers in the state of Karnataka. It is widely used as the vegetable crop by the state people largely for various cooking activity. They are also widely grown as both Kharif and Rabi crop largely to meet the increased requirement of the consumers widely.