Toor dal is also called pigeon peas and belongs to the family of legumes. It is rich in proteins and fibres. Toor dal is dried and split peas (seeds) of pigeon peas plant.

Mistaking tur dal and chana dal for each other is a rite of passage for every Indian cook. Almost all of us have at some point hurriedly picked the wrong packet from the supermarket or used the wrong dal from a jar. The key differentiator is that chana dal is rounder and tur dal, flatter and smaller in size