Chick Peas
Chickpeas are the seed of the annual plant Cicer arietinum of the pea (Fabaceae, or leguminosae) family, widely grown for its nutritious seeds. The oldest records of the cultivated chickpea are from Turkey, where it was grown approximately 7,500 years ago. From there, the crop spread and became a staple food across the Middle East, North Africa and the Indian subcontinent. Today, chickpeas are popular throughout China, India, North and Eastern Africa, Europe, the Americas and Australia.
Kabuli
Kabuli are mainly origeneted from Maesen, southern Caucasus & Northern Persia. However, Ladizinsky, outheastern Turkey.
Kabuli chick peas, also known as garbanzo beans, have a larger, cream-coloured seed with a thin seed coat,
Chickpeas seeds are eaten fresh as green vegetables, parched, fried, roasted and Boiled: as snack food, sweet & condiments, seeds are ground & the flour can be used as soup, dhal
Desi
Desi type of chick pea has a smaller, darker coloured seed with a thick seed coat. Within these two types are a number of distinct varieties grown in Canada.