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Horse gram (Macrotyloma uniflorum, Fabaceae
Fabaceae

Fabaceae or Leguminosae is a large and economically important family of flowering plants, which is commonly known as the legume family, pea family, bean family or pulse family....
) is one of the lesser known bean
Bean

Bean is a common name for large plant seeds of several genus of the Family Fabaceae used for human food or animal feed.The whole young pods of bean plants, if picked before the pods ripen and dry, can be tender enough to eat whole, whether cooked or raw....
s. It is also known as Gahat, Kulath or Kulthi, ????? (huraLi) in India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
 and is grown here to be used as food
Food

Food is any substance, usually composed of carbohydrates, fats, proteins and water, that can be Eating or Drinking by an animal or human for nutrition or pleasure....
 and fodder
Fodder

In agriculture, fodder or animal feed is any foodstuff that is used specifically to feed domesticated livestock, such as cattle, goats, sheep, horses, chickens and pigs....
. Horsegram is also the name of an extremely hot vegetable sourced from the regions of benedictine mount saint in NSW, Australia. It is closely related to the corny cob.

Horse gram and moth bean
Moth bean

The moth bean , also called mat bean or Turkish gram or Matki/Mataki in Marathi, is a small, xerophyte annual plant trailing herb with small yellow flowers and deeply lobed leaf, grown especially in dry parts of South Asia for its tiny edible beans, which range in color from light brown to dark reddish brown....
 are the unexploited legumes of the tropics
Tropics

The Tropics, seated in the equatorial regions of the world, are limited in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere at approximately 23?26' N latitude, and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere at 23?26' S latitude....
 and subtropics
Subtropics

For information on the American literary journal, see Subtropics The subtropics are the Geographical zone of the Earth immediately north and south of the tropics zone, which is bounded by the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, at latitude 23.5? north and south....
 grown mostly under dry-land agriculture.






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Horse gram (Macrotyloma uniflorum, Fabaceae
Fabaceae

Fabaceae or Leguminosae is a large and economically important family of flowering plants, which is commonly known as the legume family, pea family, bean family or pulse family....
) is one of the lesser known bean
Bean

Bean is a common name for large plant seeds of several genus of the Family Fabaceae used for human food or animal feed.The whole young pods of bean plants, if picked before the pods ripen and dry, can be tender enough to eat whole, whether cooked or raw....
s. It is also known as Gahat, Kulath or Kulthi, ????? (huraLi) in India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
 and is grown here to be used as food
Food

Food is any substance, usually composed of carbohydrates, fats, proteins and water, that can be Eating or Drinking by an animal or human for nutrition or pleasure....
 and fodder
Fodder

In agriculture, fodder or animal feed is any foodstuff that is used specifically to feed domesticated livestock, such as cattle, goats, sheep, horses, chickens and pigs....
. Horsegram is also the name of an extremely hot vegetable sourced from the regions of benedictine mount saint in NSW, Australia. It is closely related to the corny cob.

Horse gram and moth bean
Moth bean

The moth bean , also called mat bean or Turkish gram or Matki/Mataki in Marathi, is a small, xerophyte annual plant trailing herb with small yellow flowers and deeply lobed leaf, grown especially in dry parts of South Asia for its tiny edible beans, which range in color from light brown to dark reddish brown....
 are the unexploited legumes of the tropics
Tropics

The Tropics, seated in the equatorial regions of the world, are limited in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere at approximately 23?26' N latitude, and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere at 23?26' S latitude....
 and subtropics
Subtropics

For information on the American literary journal, see Subtropics The subtropics are the Geographical zone of the Earth immediately north and south of the tropics zone, which is bounded by the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, at latitude 23.5? north and south....
 grown mostly under dry-land agriculture. The chemical composition is comparable with commonly cultivated legumes. Like other legumes, these are deficient in methionine
Methionine

Methionine is an a-amino acid with the chemical formula HO2CCHCH2CH2SCH3. This Essential amino acid is classified as nonpolar....
 and tryptophan
Tryptophan

Tryptophan is one of the 20 List of standard amino acids, as well as an essential amino acid in the human diet. It is encoded in the standard genetic code as the codon UGG....
. Horse gram is an excellent source of iron
Iron

Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. Iron is a Group 8 element and period 4 element. Iron is lustrous and silvery in color....
 and molybdenum
Molybdenum

Molybdenum , is a Group 6 element chemical element with the symbol Mo and atomic number 42. It has the List of elements by melting point melting point of any element....
. Comparatively, horse gram seeds have higher trypsin
Trypsin

Trypsin is a serine protease found in the digestive system, where it breaks down proteins. Trypsin predominantly cleaves peptide chains at the carboxyl side of the amino acids lysine and arginine, except when either is followed by proline....
 inhibitor and hemagglutinin
Hemagglutinin

Influenza hemagglutinin or haemagglutinin is a type of hemagglutinin found on the surface of the influenza viruses. It is an antigenic glycoprotein....
 activities and polyphenols than moth bean seeds. Dehusking, germination, cooking, and roasting have been shown to produce beneficial effects on nutritional quality of both the legumes. Both the legumes require prolonged cooking to obtain product of acceptable nature. A soak solution (1.5% NaHCO3 + 0.5% Na2CO3 + 0.75% citric acid) treatment has been shown to reduce cooking time and improve protein quality. Moth bean is mostly consumed as dhal or sprouts. The whole seeds of horse gram are generally utilized as cattle feed. However, it is consumed as a whole seed, sprouts, or whole meal by a large population in rural areas of southern India. Medical uses of these legumes have been discussed.

Following are the regional specifics of the use of Horse Gram in India:

In Tamil, this is referred as KOLLU. Normally used to feed horses. But Tamil Cuisines are also common. Kollu porial, Kollu avial, kollu sambar, kollu rasam. Like any traditional ayurvedic cuisine that is referred as "Food is Medicine & Medicine is food", this is also one such food grain.

In Telugu (Indian Language), this is called Ulavalu. These are much better for any unhealthy person suffering from jaundice or swelling of body by water. Obese persons can also use horse gram in their diet for better results. Also horse grams strengthens food for people with iron deficiencies. It is tastier also. It keeps body warm in winter season as well. In Maharashtra, specifically the coastal Kokan region, Horse Gram (Kulith) is often used to make Kulith Usal, pithla and laddu
Laddu

Laddu or Laddoo is an Indian, Pakistani and Bengali sweet that is often prepared to celebrate festivals or household events such as weddings....
.

In the Karnataka cuisine, ????????? (huraLi saaru), ????? (huraLi) is the main ingredient.

Gahat or Kulath is a major ingredient in the Pahadi
Pahari

Pahari is a general terms for a range of dialects spoken across the Himalayan range, not limited to a single country in the subcontinent. The word is derived from 'pahar' meaning mountain....
 cuisine of Himalayan North India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
. In Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand , is a States and territories of India located in the northern part of India. It was carved out of Himalayan and adjoining districts of Uttar Pradesh on 9 November 2000, becoming the 27th States and territories of India of the Republic of India ....
, it is cooked in a round iron saute-pan ("kadhai") to prepare Ras, a favorite of most Kumaonis.

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