Sowing months
Jul–Aug
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Rain only
Mature size
30–60 cm
First harvest
Ninety days
Family
Fabaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Poor stony soil suits it; rich soil gives leaves not seed.
The hardiest pulse of the dry deccan, grown where rain is unreliable.
Growing it
Poor stony soil suits it; rich soil gives leaves not seed.
What it is for
Kulith usal and rasam; drought-proof protein.