Pigeon Pea (Arahar Dal) offered by GAON is hand-milled three times in a traditio

nal stone chakki so that you get a pure organic, healthy and nutritious product.
It is naturally grown and is unpolished.
Pigeon peas are both a food crop (dried peas, flour, or green vegetable peas) an
d a forage/cover crop. They contain high levels of protein and the important ami
no acids methionine, lysine, and tryptophan. In combination with cereals, pigeon
peas make a well-balanced human food.
The pigeon pea is one of the most important pulses in India. The cultivation of
the pigeon pea goes back at least 3,500 years. The centre of origin is the easte
rn part of peninsular India, including the state of Orissa, where the closest wi
ld relatives (Cajanus cajanifolia) occur in tropical deciduous woodlands. It is
a woody, short-lived perennial shrub, 1 to 4 metres tall. It is sometimes grown
as an annual herb. It has a pronounced deep tap-root, angled and hairy stems, a
nd spirally arranged leaves. The fruit is a flattened pod. Seeds vary in size, s
hape and colour, usually round or oval, white or greyish, red, brown purplish or
speckled, with a small white hillium.