Red gram dal is adultrated by unscrupulous traders by adding cheaper pulses by adding cheaper pulses such as kesari dal,badri dal and other colouring chemical powders.Mainly adultration is with kesari dal (lathyrus sativus) locally called as "lanka pappu" or "grass pea".
The salient features of Red gram dal and kesari dal are :
The salient features of Red gram dal and kesari dal are :
RED GRAM DALL KESARI DALL 1. Red gram dal inverted bowel in shape.The dall is nearly round in appearance and is thick in middle and thin in edges all around.
1. The kesari dal is inverted wedge/spade in shape.It looks like Bengal gram dall ,but square outline and irregular in shape and is thick at one end and thin on other,with a sloopy decrease in size from one edge to the other. 2.Red gram dal is having a slight notch when the gram split into two pieces the radical portion /germ portion inside the gram attaches with one piece, leaving slight notch on the other piece. 2.The kesari dall is not having any notch inside the dall.but a characteristic kidney shape may appear on one side of the dall. 3.The Red gram dall is rough,light yellow in colour. 3.Kesari dall is bright yellow in colour with smooth surface.
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