Grams are a source of protein that will complement the protein present in cereal root and tuber crops. Gram is prepared as a side dish taken with staple meal. Immature pods of some gram cultivars are prepared as a vegetable dish.
Mphoza zimapezetsa zakudya zomanga thupi zomwe zingathandizire zakudya zomanga thupi zopezeka mu zakudya zamitsitsi. Mphoza zimakonzedwa ngati chakudya chonwonjezera chochedwa ndi chakudya chanthawi zonse. Ndolo zosakhwima za mitundu ina ya mphoza zimaphikidwa ngati ndiwo za masamba