 In north India, they are generally known as "matar ki daal", sometimes used as a cheaper variation for the very popular "chhole" on stalls offering it.Yellow split peas are most often used to prepare "dal" in Guyana, Suriname, Mauritius, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Fiji.Referred to as simply "dal", it is prepared similarly to "dals" found in India, but also may be used in a variety of other recipes.