What the texts say
The word in the verse is mudgayūṣa, a soup of green gram (moong, मूंग). Charaka names this one soup, not pulses in general, and gives no reason for it and no amount.[1]
The modern view
We found no study that has tested curd eaten with moong soup or dal. The search was not fully screened, so this is a limit of what we looked at.
Classical text only
Questions people ask
Can I eat moong dal with curd at night?
The same verse says not to eat curd at night. It does not say that green gram soup changes that.[1]
Does the rule cover other dals, such as urad or chana?
No. The verse names green gram soup only and says nothing about other pulses.[1]
Related
Curd (dahi) at night
Charaka and the Ashtanga Hridaya both say not to eat curd at night. The one bedtime-yogurt trial we found measured blood sugar, not this rule.
FoodCurd and sugar (dahi-chini)
Charaka names sugar as one of the things curd should be eaten with. We found no study that tests this rule.
FoodCurd and amla
Charaka names amla, a fruit, as one of the things curd should be eaten with. No study we found has tested the rule.
FoodMilk and urad dal
Charaka lists urad (black gram) among the pulses not to take with milk. No study we found has tested the rule.
Sources
Awaiting review by The Good Vaidya Medical Board. Prepared from the sources below and checked against each one.
Published 4 November 2026 · Last updated 4 November 2026