Green grams are used to make delicious stews that go well with chapati, rice and even ugali. It can also be used to make nutritious soup.
The seeds can also be value added by milling into the flour and used to make porridge, bread and noodles. The crop residues are used as fodder or in making green manure according to greenlife.co.ke. For those who do not eat meat, green grams are a rich source of protein.