Bhopal:
If you don't look too closely, it could pass off as the 90-rupee-a-kilo tur dal, which disappeared from most dining tables because of that whole Rs 90 factor. So here it is, an option, lighter in weight as well as price, sourced in Afghanistan, Iran, and, you got it, China.
"Ever since it has come into the market, people are choosing this over tur dal," says Amar Chorasiya, a retailer in Bhopal.
"It does not taste good or cook well. But the poor have no option," says a glum shopper.
The reviews may not be great, but the price is right. Moong is Rs 80 a kilo, masoor is Rs 66, and Chinese dal comes in at Rs 60 a kilo.
Appearances, as they say, are deceptive. While Chinese dal looks like tur, it's actually a variation of masoor.
It may not be what India kitchens are used to, but perhaps it will become an acquired taste.
"Ever since it has come into the market, people are choosing this over tur dal," says Amar Chorasiya, a retailer in Bhopal.
"It does not taste good or cook well. But the poor have no option," says a glum shopper.
The reviews may not be great, but the price is right. Moong is Rs 80 a kilo, masoor is Rs 66, and Chinese dal comes in at Rs 60 a kilo.
Appearances, as they say, are deceptive. While Chinese dal looks like tur, it's actually a variation of masoor.
It may not be what India kitchens are used to, but perhaps it will become an acquired taste.
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