Description

The lentil is an edible legume. It is an annual plant known for its lens-shaped seeds. In cuisines of the Indian subcontinent, where lentils are a staple, split lentils (often with their hulls removed) known as daal are often cooked into a thick curry/gravy that is usually eaten with rice or rotis.The oldest known carbonized remains of lentil from Greece’s Franchthi Cave are dated to 11,000 BC. Canada with and India with are the two leading producers of the world.