Is Toor dal good for Vata?

Can raise Vata — go easy when Vata runs high. The everyday dal — light, astringent, cooling for Pitta and drying for Kapha.

Is Toor dal good for Pitta?

Calms Pitta — favour it when Pitta runs high. The everyday dal — light, astringent, cooling for Pitta and drying for Kapha.

Calms Kapha — favour it when Kapha runs high. The everyday dal — light, astringent, cooling for Pitta and drying for Kapha.

Toor dal has a astringent, sweet taste and a Cooling (śīta) potency (vīrya), with light, dry qualities.

Legumes · Classically cited

Adhaki·आढकी

Also called: arhar, pigeon pea, tuvar, tur dal, split pigeon pea

The everyday dal — light, astringent, cooling for Pitta and drying for Kapha.

In Ayurveda a food's effect depends on your constitution. This is the lens the app uses to suggest what to favour and ease off.

Effect of Toor dal on each dosha
Dosha	Suitability	Notes
Vata	Use sparingly	Can raise Vata — go easy when Vata runs high.
Pitta	Balancing	Calms Pitta — favour it when Pitta runs high.
Kapha	Balancing	Calms Kapha — favour it when Kapha runs high.

Taste: Astringent, Sweet · Potency: Cooling (śīta) · Post-digestive: Pungent · Qualities: Light, Dry

Dry and gas-forming, as pulses are, so it unsettles Vata without help.

Time of day: Midday

Classical pairings that make Toor dal easier to digest or more balancing for the doshas.

Toor dal is attested in the Charaka Saṃhitā (Sutrasthana 27).

Classically cited. Directly attested in the classical Ayurvedic corpus.