Khesari Dal

In the drought-hit district of Panna in Madhya Pradesh, khesari dal is the main source of nutrition for 20-year-old Jayanti Malik. Ms Malik's family owns five acres of land this year and has not sown anything except khesari Dal on almost a quarter of the land.

In an attempt to cut legume imports, the government has reportedly decided to lift a five-decade-old ban on a type of lentil that has been linked to nerve damage and paralysis.

In the drought-hit district of Panna in Madhya Pradesh, khesari dal is the main source of nutrition for 20-year-old Jayanti Malik. Ms Malik's family owns five acres of land this year and has not sown anything except khesari Dal on almost a quarter of the land.

In an attempt to cut legume imports, the government has reportedly decided to lift a five-decade-old ban on a type of lentil that has been linked to nerve damage and paralysis.