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  GRAM - LoveToKnow Article on GRAM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Gram is largely cultivated in the East, where the seeds are eaten raw or cooked in various ways, both in their ripe and unripe condition, and when roasted and ground subserve the same purposes as ordinary flour.
The steam of water in which the fresh plant is immersed is in the Deccan resorted to by the Portuguese for the treatment of dysmenorrhoea.
urid, mdshkaldi), also known a~ green gram, is perhaps the most esteemed of the leguminous plants of India, where the meal of its seed enters into the composition of the more delicate cakes and dishes.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GR/GRAM.htm   (651 words)

  
 Bengal - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Bengal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
When India gained independence in 1947, Bengal was divided into West Bengal, a state of India, and East Bengal, which from 1972 onwards became part of the newly independent state of Bangladesh.
Bengal was first partitioned in 1905, when the viceroy, Lord Curzon, decided to divide the huge single province of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa in two to simplify administration.
The strength of opposition led the British to reunite East and West Bengal in 1911, with Assam and Orissa–Bihar as two new administrative regions.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Bengal   (400 words)

  
 Bangalorenet - Food - Kale Moti Biryani   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Bengal gram simmered in gravy and basmati rice, layer upon layer, make for a royal treat.
To prepare Bengal gram, heat ghee in a handi, add ginger paste, garlic paste, red chillies and turmeric - all dissolved in 50ml/3 Tbs of water - and saute over medium heat for two minutes.
TO SERVE In the handi with the Bengal gram, sprinkle the garnish of coriander, mint, ginger, green chillies, tomatoes and fried onions and pour the spiced yoghurt on top.
www.bangalorenet.com /food/biryani.htm   (320 words)

  
 Bengal gram   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Gram Parsons Homepage Includes a discography, lyrics and tablature, a bulletin board, and FAQ.
Gram Efterskole Uddannelse med sport, kunst og kultur.
Gram Skole Om folkeskolens aktiviteter, og praktiske oplysninger.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Bengal_gram.html   (217 words)

  
 Trip to visit the panchayats of West Bengal, India
The Honorable Chief Minister of West Bengal met with the Bangladesh delegation, and he responded to a large number of questions put by the members of the team.
We were most impressed by the clarity of mind and the iron-clad commitment of the political leaders of West Bengal toward grassroots democracy and their initiatives to this effect.
Gram sansads (meeting at the ward, or sub-panchayat level) and gram sabhas (mass assemblies of the entire panchayat) not only provide opportunities for practicing participatory democracy, they also serve as forums for planning, information dissemination and most importantly for holding the gram panchayat leaders to account.
www.thp.org /bangladesh/2002/westbengal.htm   (1094 words)

  
 Rabi crops show good growth prospects
Bengal gram is a major rabi pulse crop and area covered under it so far is 7.3 million hectre as compared to 6.64 million hectre covered during the corresponding period in the previous year.
Gram crop is in branching to vegetative stage.
Bengal gram is a major rabi pulse crop and area covered under it so far is 7.3 million hectare as compared to 6.64 million hectre covered during the corresponding period in the previous year.
www.expressindia.com /fe/daily/19990104/0045508.html   (1618 words)

  
 Chef   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Scald the peel in 2 teaspoon of oil, with 2 teaspoon fl gram dhal,3 red chillies, and asafoetida and grind with 1 teaspoon of salt.
Generally for rice in a pressure cooker the measurement is 1:2.(for 1 cup of rice, 2 cups of water) for 3 whistles.
Bengal gram is used for seasoning or fried and grinded with corainder seeds and used for sambhar.
o3.indiatimes.com /chef   (3614 words)

  
 Cabbage Vada
Soak green gram and split bengal gram separately for one hour in water.
Drain and blend separately until the green gram is soft (do not add any water while blending!) and the split bengal gram is slightly grainy, or coarse.
While the grams are soaking, add a teaspoon of salt to the shredded cabbage, mix and keep aside for ten minutes.
www.pachakam.com /recipeprint.asp?id=510   (192 words)

  
 Food & Nutrition Information
Cicer arietinum (Bengal gram) were selected for formulation of the snack food on the basis of high frequency of consumption (73% and 62% respectively).
Further analysis using Tukey's test indicated that the GI of green gram cheela (36 ± 0.6%) was significantly lower than that for Bengal gram cheela (42 ± 0.6%) and fermented Bengal gram cheela (45 ± 0.8%).
The process of fermentation resulted in increased glycaemic index of green gram cheela and Bengal gram cheela by 2.26% and 2.71%, respectively, which is not significant This increase in GI could be the result of breakdown of complex carbohydrates like starch and other polysaccharides to simpler forms ie disaccharides and monosaccharides.
www.healthyeatingclub.com /APJCN/Volume3/vol3.4/batra.htm   (2087 words)

  
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G.S.R. Whereas,  the  draft of the  Roasted  Bengal Gram  (split)  Grading  and Marking Rules, 1999 was  published,  as required  by  section  3 of the Agricultural Produce  (Grading  and Marking)  Act,  1937  (1  of  1937), in  the  notification  of  the Government  of
Bengal Gram (split) in accordance  with  the  grade standards and procedure prescribed under these Rules;
The grade designation to indicate the  quality of Roasted Bengal Gram (split) shall be as set out  in column 1 of Schedule-II.
www.agmarknet.nic.in /rbggrad%202001.htm   (1412 words)

  
 bengal gram   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Split Bengal Gram Dal (Chola Dal) True to its name, Bengal Gram is here cooked the authentic Bengali way.
Calories in Chickpeas (garbanzo Beans, Bengal Gram), Mature...
Method: Soak the bengal gram for 2 hours,add cocunut milk to the bengal gram and grind it.
calcutta.zonelinks.com /west-bengal/bengal-gram.php   (198 words)

  
 Panasonic Home Appliances   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Grind chillies and fl gram dal in the Mill Cup fitted with blending blade to a smooth stiff paste at Speed 1 and remove.
Grind 1/3 of Bengal gram dal to the consistency of big rawa without adding water (Sprinkle only a teaspoon of water if necessary).
Keep aside 3 table spoon of remaining Bengal gram dal and grind the rest using the Pulse (*) till it is broken into bits.
www.panasonicappliances.com /mrec-masvada.html   (125 words)

  
 Chickpea -- Garbanzo Bean
The chickpea, garbanzo bean or bengal gram (Cicer arietinum) is an edible
The plant is 20-50 cm high and has small feathery leaves on both sides of the stem.
Chickpeas can be eaten in salads, cooked in stews, ground into a flour called gram flour (also known as besan, and used in
www.edinformatics.com /culinaryarts/food_encyclopedia/chickpea.htm   (418 words)

  
 Daawat.Com.....Recipes...Indian...Vegetarian...Curry Dishes...Eggplant & Bengalgram Curry
Add coriander seeds, green chilies, ginger, cumin seeds, onions, salt to the Bengal gram and blend to a fine paste.
When the eggplants are half cooked, add the Bengal gram paste and mix well.
When the eggplants are cooked well and the Bengal gram paste gets separated, remove from heat and serve with hot rice.
www.daawat.com /recipes/indian/veg/curries/eggplant&bengalgramcurry.htm   (96 words)

  
 Bengal Gram
Gram is an important pulse crop of the country.
its vegetable or dal, basen (flour), crushed of whole gram, boiled or parched, roasted or cooked, salted, unsalted, or sweatened, both green foliage and grain, are the forms in which it is consumed by the people.
combining the total pulse production of both the rabi and kharif seasons, gram provides 50 per cent of the total production.
www.rajamb.com /Gram.htm   (169 words)

  
 Indian Vegetarian Recipes : Gram Flour Gravy
An aromatic Gujarati yoghurt-based gravy thickened with bengal gram flour (also called Besan in Gujarat) and simmered to perfection.
Mix the yoghurt, gram flour and water in a vessel beating well so that no lumps are formed.
Add the tempering to the gram flour gravy and stir occasionally whilst simmering on very low heat for 4 minutes.
www.syvum.com /cgi/online/serve.cgi/recipes/srcpy5.tdf?0   (305 words)

  
 Welcome to Nutrela.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Soak Bengal gram dal for 2 hours and then grind coarsely with as little water as possible.
Add the rest of the ingredients to the Bengal gram dal paste and divide the mixture into 8-10 portions.
Heat oil in a frying pan and deep fry the wadas on low flame till they are golden brown in colour.
www.nutrela.com /recipe.asp?cat=15&subcat=0&id=59   (84 words)

  
 Tarladalal.com - Contributed Recipe
Soak bengal gram dhal, toor dhal and rice together for approximately 60 minutes.
Grind the soaked bengal gram dhal, toor dhal and rice along with chillies, asfoetida, and salt into a rough paste;
Drain water from the soaked green gram dhal and mix the green gram with the rice dhal paste.
www.tarladalal.com /contributedrecipe.asp?id=2780   (217 words)

  
 Cookery - Puddings - Tender Coconut - Bengal Gram Dal Pudding
Heat the milk, condensed milk and sugar in a vessel and stir it continuously.
Add tender coconut and half of the cooked bengal gram dhal in it.
Decorate the pudding with the remaining dhal, grated coconut and cherries.
www.webindia123.com /cookery/puddings/tender.htm   (145 words)

  
 Surfing Bangalore - Cooking - KALE MOTI BIRYANI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
THE BENGAL GRAM : Soak overnight in a pan.
THE OVEN : Pre-heat to 350°F. To prepare rice, boil water(approx 1 litre/4 cups) and milk together in a handi, add whole gram masala, salt and rice, cook until almost done (7- 8 minutes).
In the handi with the Bengal gram, sprinkle the garnish of coriander, mint, ginger, green chillies, tomatoes and fried onions and pour the spiced yoghurt on top.
www.bangalorenet.com /tips/cooking/biryani.htm   (359 words)

  
 Pulses, Body building food, Indiadiets Your guide to Health, Nutrition, Diets, fitness, Weight loss, Diet counselling, ...
Bengal gram (chana dal), red gram (tuver dal), green gram (mung dal), fl gram (urad dal) and lentils (masur dal) are the most widely consumed pulses in India.
When 100 grams of whole green pulse is sprouted, the sprouts provide 0.06 mg thiamine, 0.66 mg riboflavin, 1.5 mg niacin and 82 mg ascorbic acid.
Ex: Bengal gram (chana dal) consumed for several weeks may reduce serum cholesterol levels by increasing faecal excretion of total vile acids
www.indiadiets.com /foods/food_groups/Body_building/pulses.htm   (383 words)

  
 Bawarchi: Contributions: Sweet Balls (Poornam)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
First soak the rice and fl gram dhal for five to six hours.
With boiled bengal gram dhal add jaggery and elaichi and cock it till dry.
The dhal portions cover with the rice and fl gram dhal paste.
www.bawarchi.com /contribution/contrib3987.html   (83 words)

  
 Food habits - Salt and Sour   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Bengal variety is soft and crisp – while the North Indian Variety is hard and crisp.
Another from of Katchuri is dalpuri, obvious, this particular item is soft having Bengal Gram broken in larger particles and mixed with spices used as its inner ingredients.
City of Calcutta has a long tradition for ‘telebhaja’, sliced vegetables dipped in gram flour paste and deep fried in mustard oil, mashed potato mixed with spices are dipped in gram flour paste and fried – Alu chop.
www.bengalonthenet.com /adda/misc/food_habits.shtml   (661 words)

  
 Ridgeguard Chutney
Fry the dessicated coconut till light brown along with garlic, ginger and chilly and keep it aside.
Next fry bengal gram, urad dhal w/o oil and keep it aside.
Now grind the fried coconut, fried bengal gram, fried urd dhal and fried chilles together.
www.pachakam.com /recipeprint.asp?id=910   (144 words)

  
 Poornima's Recipes: Tiffin Varieties
Mix little water and gram flour by adding desired salt and chilli powder.
After one hour there will be enough water to mix gram flour.
Mix gram flour without adding any extra water.
sameekshaa.tripod.com /food/tiffin.html   (555 words)

  
 iShopIndian.com :: Groceries :: Lentils (Dals) :: Nirav Chana Dal (Bengal Gram)
Chana dal, also known as Bengal gram, is the most widely grown dal in India.
It is praised by diabetics for its incredibly low index on the glycemic index.
(The glycemic index measures the effect of foods on blood sugar levels.) Bengal gram is often stewed with vegetables, especially bitter gourds and squashes.
www.ishopindian.com /shop/catalog/Nirav-Chana-Dal-Bengal-Gram-p-21667.html   (81 words)

  
 Indian Vegetarian Recipes : Split Bengal Gram Dal
True to its name, Bengal Gram is here cooked the authentic Bengali way.
Place the soaked split gram with the water (do not drain) in a heavy-bottomed vessel on high heat along with the cloves, cinnamon, cardamom powder, turmeric, sugar and salt.
Reduce the heat, cover and cook on low heat for 15 minutes or till the gram is soft but the grains are yet separate.
www.syvum.com /cgi/online/serve.cgi/recipes/srcpl5.tdf?0   (316 words)

  
 Chana Dal
Gathering studies for my glycemic index page, a couple of years ago I stumbled on references in the professional literature to something called "Bengal gram dal." I included it, although I didn't know what it was.
My initial reaction was to take Bengal gram dal out of the glycemic index, because the number was almost unbelievably low.
The proprietor told my wife and me that "Bengal gram dal" was the British English term for what is called "chana dal" in Hindi, a fact I've since confirmed.
www.mendosa.com /chanadigest.htm   (537 words)

  
 Pallishree Ltd - Products - Pulses and Oil Seeds
A very important source of protein – they form an essential adjunct to a predominantly cereal-based diet with enriched biological value in Indian dietary.
Besides rich sources of protein (20-30% and almost 3 times than that of cereals) they enrich the soil through direct biological Nitrogen fixation – an important factor for sustainable agriculture.
Average area of cultivation in West Bengal is 22100 hectares with a total production of 15270 MT., average productivity being 688 kg/hectare.
www.pallishree.com /pulses_oilseeds.htm   (146 words)

  
 Bawarchi: Contributions: Puliyogere   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Dry roast the coconut powder till it is brown and keep it aside.
Heat a little oil, and fry the chillies, coriander, cumin, fl gram dal, Bengal gram dal, curry leaves, asafoetida, curry leaves and the peanuts.
Heat oil, add in some urad dal, Bengal gram dal, peanuts and the tamarind and jaggery.
www.bawarchi.com /contribution/contrib3661.html   (127 words)

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