ChickPeas
iChickpeas also known as Bengal grams and Egyptian peas have a delicious nutlike taste and buttery texture, yet somewhat starchy and pasty. They provide a concentrated source of protein that can be enjoyed year-round and are available either dried or canned. They can be eaten at the immature stage as a green vegetable, dried and ground into
a paste for hummus, ground into flour, roasted and eaten as a
fried snack or cooked and seasoned as a side dish.
Chickpeas are a small legume popular in Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
and Indian cookery.Chickpea, besan or 'gram' flour, made from dried
ground chickpeas, is widely used in Indian and Bangladeshi
cuisine.There are two basic types of chickpeas.
MOTH BEANS
