Rani Urid/Urad Whole Black (Matpe Beans with Skin) Indian Lentils 64oz (4lbs) 1.81kg Bulk~ All Natural | Gluten Friendly | Non-GMO | Kosher | Vegan | Indian Origin

Made teo large batches so far. No complaints. One in a slow cooker and one in stove top

I was looking forward to trying these urad beans, but the plastic bag within the Amazon box arrived open and the beans had spilled out into the box. Since we didn't know WHEN the package had been opened (in the warehouse? Exposed to insects? Mice? etc.?) we had to dispose of the whole thing.

After trying Dishoom's black daal dish a year ago (it's a restaurant in London, and a signature dish, google it!), I have been making a home version of their daal in an instant pot. I sought out the urad / black daal previously, made a special trip to a local indian store to buy them. Those 2 lbs were quickly consumed as this recipe is fabulous. I needed more daal, but every time I stopped by the local Indian grocery, they were closed (late opening, some weekdays they were closed...). Amazon came to my rescue - they looked good, cooked up fine, no small stones found (you're supposed to check before cooking in general). Tasty, glad I bought this!

I was surprised that these were described as black lentils on Amazon (in addition to their formal name) but not on the package itself. I believe that in India this type of legume may be called "black lentils" but they are nothing like the black lentils that one buys in the US. I use many 'black lentils' which are very tiny and very black, which require no soaking, cook quickly and never get very large.These, on the other hand, require thorough soaking, take longer to cook and are not black. They may be wonderful, but to me they really don't taste like lentils and require both long soaking and long cooking to soften adequately. Do not buy these if you are expecting anything like the 'black lentils' typically sold in the US.

This is mung bean not black lentils. They are different items. The item is fine for what it is but you can’t call it one thing because it looks kind of the another item that’s harder to find.