Value Addition to By-products from Dhal Milling Industry in India

A technology package has been developed to retrieve the cotyledon material from the dhal mill by-products that contain about 50% cotyledon material amounting to 1 million tonne. Refining the same to an acceptable I desired level is also attempted. The technology consists of de-stoning, size separation, and air classification followed by refining and thermal stabilization of edible material. About 3035% of the cotyledon material was recovered from the by-products from the commercial dhal mills and used in the preparation of traditional pulse based products. It could be substituted in pulse-based products such as vada, rasamisambar and papads upto about 50%. Adoption of this technology by dhal millers in the country would result in the recovery of about 5 lakh tonnes of cotyledon material valued at Rs. 500 crores which could contribute to the economic up-liftment of the industry.