Red gram is an important pulse crop in India. It is also known as Pigeonpea, Arhar. and Tur. Red gram is mainly cultivated and consumed in developing countries of the world.Pigeonpea (Arhar) commonly known as red gram or tur is a very old crop of this country. After gram, arhar is the second most important pulse crop in the country. It is mainly eaten in the form of split pulse as 'dal'.

Redgram is commonly used to make dal (Tur dal or Arhar dal), a staple food in many Indian households. Apart from its use as food, it also helps improve soil fertility through nitrogen fixation, benefiting the crops grown after it.