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Urad Dal

Black gram split pulse used in South Indian batters and dals.

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About Urad Dal

Urad dal is the split pulse of black gram, widely used in dals, savoury batters, fritters, and fermented South Indian preparations. It can be simmered as a pulse or soaked and ground with other ingredients. Hulled and unhulled versions are both common, and the outer skin changes the colour and appearance of the finished food.

The dry pulse has a mild, leguminous aroma and flavour. When cooked, it becomes soft and creamy, while ground urad contributes body and a smooth, slightly sticky texture to batters. Fermentation can add a light tang and change the batter’s aroma and structure.

It is sold as small, split dry grains that may be white or cream when hulled, or mottled grey-black when the skin remains. Soaking softens the grains for grinding, and cooking makes them tender. It may be used whole in seasoning mixtures, cooked into dal, or ground into a batter or paste.

Ingredient type
whole food

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English

Urad dal

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Urad flour

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Urad Dal nutrition & diet

Urad Dal nutritional value

Black gram, duhli urad dahl, split, dried, raw

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.

Calories
298kcal
Protein
27.2g
Carbs
44.0g
Fat
1.4g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. CoFID 2021 food code 13-060. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.

Portions & preparation

Use the edible split black gram after sorting and rinsing, with soaking and cooking recorded because these steps change texture and serving volume. Whole, split, hulled, and unhulled forms should not be interchanged casually. In dals or fermented batters, added oil, salt, and other pulses belong to the recipe.

Compare the right form: Match references to the specified urad dal form: whole or split, hulled or unhulled, dry or cooked, and with preparation losses treated consistently.

Diet considerations

Urad dal is a plant-derived pulse. Compatibility changes when it is fermented with other ingredients, fried into foods, or combined with dairy, eggs, meat, or fish. Batter, bread, and dumpling preparations may contain cereal flours or coatings, which can change the dish’s carbohydrate pattern and ingredient suitability.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
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  • Pescatarian
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  • Keto
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  • Paleo
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  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
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What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Black gram, duhli urad dahl, split, dried, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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