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Dholl

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The East Indian name for Cajanus Indicus, or pigeon-pea, a kind of pulse, dried and split, much used in India as a porridge. Also dhal.
  • Word Usage
    "Their food is rice and dholl, and other vegetables, dressed with ghee (dholl is a kind of split pea, ghee, a kind of butter, melted and refined to make it capable of being kept a long time) and seasoned with ginger and other spices."
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