Process of Manufacture

Basic processes in dal milling are cleaning, grading, conditioning, de husking,

splitting and separation, polishing and bagging. The stones and foreign matter are
removed and the pulse is graded in 2-3 different size grades through sieves.
Pulse is soaked in water for 60-90 minutes and heaped for uniform moisture
absorption and dried in the sun for 2-3 days till fully dried. It is fed into mini dal mill
at 90-100 rpm. The split dal falls in the cone chamber from control plate, which is
separated into whole dal, broken and husk through an aspirator. The fractions are
packed separately.
The removal of the outer layer of husk and splitting the grain into two equal halves
is known as milling of pulses. To facilitate de husking and splitting of pulses
alternate wetting and drying method is used. Major variation is involved with de
husking process only. Sometimes linseed oil is also used during dry milling
operation to impart shine or better appeal to the milled dal.
The average output of dal milling process is 250- 300kgs/hour.
Flow diagram for milling of pulses
Pulses
↓
Cleaning, chaffs, dirt, etc.
↓
Pitting
↓
Pretreatment with Linseed Oil
↓
Conditioning
↓
De husking and splitting mixture of husk, small broken and powder
↓
Grading
 ↓
Polishing
↓
Grade I Pulses