pigeon pea
Daal's main ingredient
A pigeon pea is a tropical legume plant cultivated for its edible seeds, which are small, round, and typically tan or speckled.
The peas are a dietary staple in South Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean, eaten fresh, dried, or split as dal: rice and pigeon peas, a bowl of dal made from pigeon peas.
Stewed split legumes
- sambharSpiced lentil stew
- curryAromatic South Asian dish
- stewSlow-simmered meat dish
- splitSeparation into parts
dried · protein · pulse · vegetarian · soup · porridge · fritters · spiced
Simultaneous multi-crop cultivation
- drought-resistantAble to withstand aridity
- perennialRecurring each year
- shrubSmall woody plant
- green manurePlants tilled into soil
cover crop · crop rotation · agroforestry · sustainable · soil improvement · nitrogen fixation · fodder · livestock feed
Of hot, humid regions
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
- AfricaSecond-largest continent
- East AfricaContinental region by Indian Ocean
subtropical · indigenous · warm climate · monsoon · cultivation · staple crop · traditional · ancient
Edible disc-shaped legume
- chickpeaLegume for hummus
- cowpeaVigna unguiculata plant
- mung beanSmall green Asian legume
- kidney beanCurved edible legume seed
fava · lima bean · pulse · bean · nitrogen-fixing · pod · seed · protein source
dal
Stewed split legumes
split · dried · protein · pulse · vegetarian · soup · porridge · fritters · spiced · simmered
intercropping
Simultaneous multi-crop cultivation
- drought-resistantAble to withstand aridity
- perennialRecurring each year
- shrubSmall woody plant
green manure · cover crop · crop rotation · agroforestry · sustainable · soil improvement · nitrogen fixation · fodder · livestock feed · smallholder
tropical
Of hot, humid regions
East Africa · subtropical · indigenous · warm climate · monsoon · cultivation · staple crop · traditional · ancient · domesticated
lentil
Edible disc-shaped legume
kidney bean · fava · lima bean · pulse · bean · nitrogen-fixing · pod · seed · protein source · plant-based
- legumesbean, beans, lentils, lentil, chickpeas
- Indian farmingrice paddies, paddy, sugarcane, wheat, maize
- dryland foodsdates, millet, sorghum, chickpeas, lentils
- lentilsred lentils, brown lentils, black lentils, yellow lentils, dried lentils
- starch cropscassava, taro, yam, potato, sweet potato
- Magway Region
pigeon peagarden pea
Edible green legume seed
green pea · snow pea · sugar snap pea · soybean · lentil
pigeon peafield pea
Cultivated legume for drying
garden pea · fava bean · broad bean · lentil · barley
pea, pigeon, peas, pigeon peas