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[[Image:Black urad beans.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Dried urad beans (black lentil)]] | [[Image:Black urad beans.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Dried urad beans (black lentil)]] | ||
[[Image:White urad beans.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Dried de-hulled urad beans (white lentil)]] | [[Image:White urad beans.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Dried de-hulled urad beans (white lentil)]] | ||
Urad, also referred to as '''urad dal''', '''udad dal''', '''urd bean''', '''urd''', '''urid''', '''black matpe bean''', '''black gram''', '''black lentil''' (not to be confused with the much smaller true black [[lentil]] (Lens culinaris)), or white [[lentil]] (Vigna mungo), is a [[beans]] grown in southern Asia. It is largely used to make dal from the whole or split, | Urad, also referred to as '''urad dal''', '''udad dal''', '''urd bean''', '''urd''', '''urid''', '''black matpe bean''', '''black gram''', '''black lentil''' (not to be confused with the much smaller true black [[lentil]] (Lens culinaris)), or white [[lentil]] (Vigna mungo), is a [[beans]] grown in southern Asia. It is largely used to make dal from the whole or split, de-husked seeds. It, along with the [[mung bean]], was placed in Phaseolus but has been transferred to Vigna. It was at one point considered to belong to the same species as the [[mung bean]]. | ||
Black gram originated in India where it has been in cultivation from ancient times and is one of the most highly prized pulses of India. It has also been introduced to other tropical areas mainly by Indian immigrants. | Black gram originated in India where it has been in cultivation from ancient times and is one of the most highly prized pulses of India. It has also been introduced to other tropical areas mainly by Indian immigrants. | ||