Urad Chilka Dal - Give Your Meal, A Nutritious Appeal
The ayurvedic literature refers to black gram beans as "Masha" and strongly suggests them for boosting immunity and weight gain. As one of the foods high in fiber in India, urad chilka dal is recommended by traditional medicine.
To describe the benefits of these beans, the ancient Ayurvedic literature Charaka Samhita has a chapter titled Mashaparni bhriteeya adhyaya.