Laxmi Whole Masoor is 4 lb of brown lentils — whole masoor with the skin on, earthier and firmer than the split red kind.

Cook it into sabut masoor dal with onion-tomato masala, simmer into Middle Eastern-style lentil soups, or sprout for salads. It holds shape well for lentil-rice bowls.

We stock Laxmi Whole Masoor year-round, so your recipe never has to wait for a trip back home. Visit us on Fairfax Ave in Los Angeles — EBT accepted in store.