India's masoor imports to surge as restaurants look for alternatives to replace expensive arhar

As arhar dal prices rule between Rs 150-200/kg, restaurants and canteens have shifted to using masoor dal (red and yellow lentils) to replace arhar partially or fully to prepare dal and sambar. When eating dal or sambar at a restaurant, the chances are high that it is made either fully or partially using masoor dal instead of the traditional recipe of using arhar dal.