Moong Dal (Green Mung Bean Split and Washed)

Green gram is available in many forms including whole, split, de-husked (yellow), and ground. Split moong beans or green moong dal is a green gram that has been split but not skinned. Since the husk is not removed completely, the green color is retained. The splitting is done in a mill. Dal is often translated as ?lentils? but actually refers to a split version of a number of lentils, peas, chickpeas (chana), kidney beans, and so on. If a pulse is split into half, it is a dal. For example, split mung beans are mung dal. A stew or soup made with any kind of pulses, whole or split, is known as dal.