Horse gram (Macrotyloma uniflorum) is one of the lesser known beans. In India, it is also known as Gahat, Muthira, Kulath or Kulthi, ಹುರಳಿ (huraLi). In Marathi, it is called as "Kulith (कुळीथ)". The whole seeds of horse gram are generally utilized as cattle feed. However, it is consumed as a whole seed, as sprouts, or as whole meal by a large population in rural areas of southern India.