WHAT ARE LEGUMES (Beans and Lentils)?
`Legumes or Pulses: the edible seed of certain leguminous plants’ that are from products Chickpeas, beans, lentils, peas and split peas. Leguminous plants provide a valuable source of protein for people and they that fix atmospheric nitrogen in the soil, which make them important for the environment. Beans and Lentils are very low in fat and high in fiber and are frequently referred to as a wonder food. Dried:legumes and pulses are classified into three groups: beans, peas and lentils. They are eaten either whole or un-hulled (with the skin still intact) or split in half with or without their skins. In the west especially in USA long cooking beans are popular. But if you want to make pulses part of your regular diet (as it is tasty and healthy) try India’s two moong dal favorites – yellow moong and black moong (urad dal). These dals cook quickly and are easy to digest because they are low in the complex sugars that are not easily broken down by the human digestive enzymes. Bean Initiat
