Kabuli types
- Characteristics
- Generally larger, rounded, cream-coloured seeds
Chickpeas
Chickpeas are rounded, often wrinkled legume seeds, with varieties that differ in size, shape and colour.
- Family
- Legumes
- Seed appearance
- Rounded or angular, often wrinkled
Types and forms
Desi types
- Characteristics
- Generally smaller, angular seeds in varied colours
| Kabuli types | Desi types | |
|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Generally larger, rounded, cream-coloured seeds | Generally smaller, angular seeds in varied colours |
Try it in the kitchen
Use cooked chickpeas in a warm salad with roasted peppers and olive oil, or crush part of a potful into a soup. The first preparation keeps the seeds visible; the second gives the broth more substance.
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Choose the form for the dish
Check whether you are buying dried chickpeas or cooked chickpeas, and read the preparation directions. A seed colour or the broad Kabuli/Desi grouping does not, by itself, establish an Italian regional origin.
