legume

Chickpea, black gram or pea

Chana / Urad Dal / Matar

Main ingredient weighed in g; no spoon or piece conversion needed.

No single legume replaces all three; match the one the recipe expects.

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  Chickpea

  Use the same cooked weight; keep whole for bite or mash lightly for body.

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  Black gram

  Use the same dry weight, soak 4 hours and simmer until soft; it gives a denser, starchier result.

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  Pea

  Use the same weight and add late; fresh or frozen peas cook in minutes and stay sweeter.

Sarvari

Rice with Urad Dal, Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans) or Peas