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The pigeon pea [1] (Cajanus cajan) or toor dal is a perennial legume from the family Fabaceae native to the Eastern Hemisphere. [2] The pigeon pea is widely cultivated in tropical and semitropical regions around the world, being commonly consumed in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Species include the pigeon pea (C. cajan), which is a significant food crop. The natural range of Cajanus species includes West Africa, Madagascar and the Comoros, the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, southern China and Taiwan, Malesia, New Guinea, and northern Australia. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical open forest, woodland ...
The name is also used to describe other edible seeds from the Fabaceae such as the pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan), the cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), the seeds from several species of Lathyrus and is used as a compound form for example Sturt's desert pea. Peas are annual plants, with a life cycle of one year. They are a cool-season crop grown in many ...
Typical Jamaican meal—fried chicken and oxtail, with a side of rice and (gungo) peas. A pot of Jamaican rice and peas. Rice and peas, a one-pot Creole dish that originated in the Caribbean during the colonial era, includes a mixture of ingredients, cooking techniques and spices influenced by various ethnic groups that exist in the region.
Gulbarga Tur Dal is a variety of pigeon pea cultivated in the Indian state of Karnataka. [1] [2] It is a common and widely cultivated crop in talukas of Aland, Chincholi, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Afzalpur, Chittapur, Sedam and Jewargi located in Kalaburagi district along with the Shorapur, Shahpur and Yadgir talukas of Yadgir district.
Pigeon pea, i.e., yellow pigeon pea, is available either plain or oily. It is called toor dal in Hindi. It is called thuvaram paruppu in Tamil Nadu, thuvara parippu in Kerala and is the main ingredient for the dish sambar .
Peas also contain nearly 7% of your daily amount of iron, Derocha adds, which is a good reminder "because often people think (iron has to come from) liver, organ meats or a steak, but it doesn't ...
Navapur Tur Dal or Redgram is a variety of pigeon pea cultivated in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a common and widely cultivated crop in the 160 villages of Navapur taluka located in Nandurbar district .