Chickpeas (Cicer arietinum)
Kabuli (garbanzo)
We trade:
Kabuli
Appearance:
Skin colour from light brown to almost white, size 7-13mm.
Main growing countries:
USA, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Ethiopia, India, Mexico, Sudan, Myanmar, Russia, Turkey.
Used for:
Consumed whole.
Ingredient for:
Hummus (Middle eastern and Mediterranean staple food), falafel , stews, casseroles, tagines, snacks and salad
Facts:
Kabuli- (meaning ‘from Kabul’ in Hindi. Probably arrived in India from the Eastern Mediterranean via Kabul). Other names: Garbanzo beans, spaniola chickpeas, café, kabuli chana, safed (white) chana. It is widely used for canning.
