Chickpeas: Difference between revisions

[[Image:White and green chickpeas.jpg|thumb|300px|right|White and green chickpeas]]

[[Image:Chickpeas.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Baked chickpeas]]

[[Image:Chana daal (Spiced chickpeas) recipe.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Chana daal (Spiced chickpeas)]]

The chickpea (Cicer arietinum) (also '''garbanzo bean''', '''Indian pea''', '''ceci bean''', '''bengal gram''', '''chana''', '''kadale kaalu''', '''sanaga pappu''', '''shimbra''', '''Kadala''') is an edible [[Pulses|legume]] of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. Chickpeas are high in protein and one of the earliest cultivated vegetables.

===Types===