What are Chick Peas
Chickpeas are a legume, also known as ceci beans and garbanzo beans, generally used in cooking in the subcontinent of India and even in Italian foods. In about round shaped and tan color, the commodity falls near to the pulses variety. In fact, in the Indian subcontinent, chickpea pulse, known as Chana Daal, is as commonly used in cooking. Chickpeas have mild sore taste but if used in roasted form, they taste very delicious. They are one of the most healthy food products.
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Chickpeas are used in cooking in the sub continent of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. They can be part of many recipes, and also can be cooked as a standalone dish. Generally they are a part of curries.
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Chickpeas are used in fruit chart, cooked in rice, in roasted form, in curries and in many other recipes, mostly in the Indian subcontinent. They in fact are used more commonly than some pulses.
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Use of crushed chickpeas, after which they take the form of pulses, commonly known in the Indian subcontinent as Chana Daal, is very popular in the region. The Daal can be cooked with spinach or with any other vegetable or commodity.
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Chickpeas are also part of Italian cooking recipes. One most common of them is minestrone, although they are also consumed with other foods and in other form, mixed with species.
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Chickpeas are also part of some dishes in the Middle East. A common dish is hummus, although chickpeas salad is also very popular in the region.
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Chickpeas also come in black colour, which are commonly known as Kabuli (Associated with the region of the Afghanistan capital city Kabul) Chana.
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Chickpeas also serve as staple food in many regions. For example, they are consumed with boiled or cooked rice in Bangladesh, but are not commonly taken in this form in Pakistan and India.
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Roasted chickpeas are also consumed or recommended to be used by people with diabetes. They are effective against excessive cholesterol level. Their intake also increases water intake, since they are dry and hot when roasted.
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Chickpeas are very rich source of fiber and proteins. In fact they are the only main non-meat and dairy source of protein. They are considered better than all forms of beans.
