Dal 100 grams of the food item. Significant values are highlighted in light gray color and bold letters. Cooking reduction = % Maximum typical reduction in nutrients due to boiling without draining for ovo-lacto-vegetables group. Although dal generally refers to split pulses, whole pulses can be referred to as "sabit dhal" and split pulses as "dhuli dhal". The hulling of a pulse is intended to improve digestibility and palatability, but, as milling of whole grains into refined grains, affects the nutrition provided by the dish, reducing dietary fibre content. Pulses with their outer hulls intact are also quite popular in the
Barendra Krushna Dhal Bhubaneswar residence. Barendra Krushna Dhal Barendra Krushna Dhal (25 March 1941 – 9 August 2016) was an Indian Odia journalist and litterateur. He was born in Charchika in the Cuttack district of Odisha, India. He was associated with newspapers like "Swaraj", "Aj Kal", "Sambad" and "Prajatantra". Dhal led the Lekhaka Samukhya literary movement in the remote areas of Odisha, where he worked as chief secretary during 1982-88. He was the chairman of National Union of Journalist during 1990-93. He founded the Bhubaneswar Book Fair, held annually. After prolonged illness, Dhal died on August 9, 2016 at the age of 77