The horse gram is normally used to feed horses, though it is also commonly used in cooking. In traditional Ayurvedic cuisine, horse gram is considered a food with medicinal qualities.
This is a polished millet rice.
- High in iron, calcium and protein. In fact, horse gram has the highest calcium content among pulses and is one of the richest vegetarian sources of protein
- low in fat and high in carbohydrate content
- low in lipid and sodium content, and its slow digestible starch make ideal for diabetic and obesity patients