Protein means organic molecules made up of chains of amino acids Generally speaking, lentils are called protein Also, many people call lentils "poor man's protein " Pulses are legumes of legumes This is the rabi crop of our country Pulses contain 20 to 25 percent protein, a lot of lysine, carbohydrates, fats, and minerals.

Our question is, why is lentils a protein? Generally, vegetarianism is determined by the amount of protein in the diet It is usually said that lentils are rich in protein.

It has been found that per 100 grams of lentils there are: - 1) Water content: 12 4 gm2) Minerals: 2 1 gm3) Fibre: 07 gm4) Calories: 343 kcal5) Amino: 25 1 gm6) Fat: 0 7 gm7) Calcium: 69 mg8) Iron: 4 8 mg9) Carotene: 270 micrograms10) Vitamin B2: 0.

49 mg11) Sugar: 59 0 gm.

While lentils are considered non-vegetarian, moong dal is known to be vegetarian Moong dal is a legume plant Let's see what are the dietary benefits of moong dal.

100 gm moong dal contains: 1) Protein: 7 02 gm2) Sugar: 19 15 gm3) Sugar: 2 gm4) Fiber: 7 6 gm5) Calcium: 27 mg6) Magnesium: 48 mg7) Phosphorus: 99 mg8) Manganese: 0 298 mg9) Potassium: 266 mg10) Zinc: 0 84 mg11) Various vitamins: Lots12) Fat: 0 38 gm.

Modern agronomists say that if you mix everything between moong and lentils, you will find that the amount of protein in lentils is only about 1% more than in other common pulses, including moong Soybeans have many times more protein than this Yet moong and soybeans are vegetarian and lentils are non-vegetarian! So is there any other reason? Let's try to find the answer.

The non-vegetarian divide between moong and lentils is more common in Bengal So let's try to find an answer in the Bengali context The ancient Bengali diet does not include lentils The menu of the noble family at Damayanti's wedding in Sriharsha's Naishacharita shows a smoky white pan of aromatic rice, whole hot rice, various curries in green containers.

The bridegroom's party thinks they are being served only vegetables The bridegroom feels insulted The bridegroom says it is green There is no mention of lentils.

Also, the Prakrit Pangal text, which is dated to the late 14th century CE, shows that "Ogra bhatta gayaka ghitta dair sujukta moili machha nalit gachha dijjai kanta kha (e) punbasta " That is, hot rice cooked in banana leaves, with ghee, maurla fish curry and nal (jute) vegetable There is no mention of dal or kalai.

Notably, the Dharmasutras of Baudhayana prescribe the consumption of fish by Bengalis So was dal not in vogue then? In reply, no description of dal consumption is available Dal was definitely not used at that time.

It appears that, originally, the cultivation of pulses and the consumption of pulses was introduced in the Middle Ages An exceptional tradition of eating pulses is traced to the noble families of Barisal and Faridpur in eastern Bengal Usually, pulses were served at the beginning of the meal, but curries and non-vegetarian dishes were eaten at the end.

In this case, too, pulses were not of much importance, although there was a tradition of eating different vegetables, fish and meat in this country This was an added luxury Once, if pulses were cooked in the homes of poor people in the villages, it was considered a luxury The luxury of the poor was not available.

It was not because pulses were not grown in the area Dal was foreign And lentils were banned because they were foreign Just as one day, if the "Kalapani" was crossed, Mussoorie was threatened with "eating" lentils "Mussoorie became" non-vegetarian ".

Later, the origin of moong dal was identified with South and Southeast Asia, including India Moong is a vegetarian dal, as it is grown in Indian soil Moong, on the other hand, is a "non-vegetarian" dal, as it is not grown in India However, later attempts have been made to remove the non-vegetarian from the lentil.

Examples of this are in the pages of the Brahmavaivarta Purana, known as the Arbhachina Purana As shown in the Krishna's birthplace section in chapter 383 of the Brahmavaipurana, the lentil was cooked in Nanda's house on the occasion of Krishna's annaprashan at the behest of Gargamuni, and Krishna was fed with it.

Finally, this author narrates an experience.

A Vaishnava master came to our village as a child and his disciple came home Gurudev said, "Today, a vegetarian egg broth (jhol) will be cooked for him " The disciple's daughter was surprised. The vegetarian egg, what else is it? Gurudev said the formula, " The egg shell will be made of chickpea.

Then the egg yolk should be made of boiled lentil and mixed well The yolk made of lentil should be put inside the shell of the chicken That's it, vegetarian eggs are made! Then the broth is made of it According to the Vaishnava guru, this is how the vegetarian egg broth was made that day.

So, now, it is understood that the portion of Krishna's annaprashan in the Brahma Vaivarta Purana was known to Gurudev ".