Chickpea Recipes

South Indian Chickpea Desserts and Healthy Snacks

Chickpea is commonly known as Bengal gram or garbanzo. Chickpea floor is called 'besan' in Hindi and Kadalai maavu in Tamil.

"Chickpea has one of the highest nutritional compositions of any dry edible legume and does not contain any specific major anti-nutritional factors. On an average, chickpea seed contains 23% protein, 64% total carbohydrates, 47% starch, 5% fat, 6% crude fiber, 6% soluble sugar and 3% ash. The mineral component is high in phosphorus (340 mg/100 g), calcium (190 mg/100 g), magnesium (140 mg/100g), iron (7 mg/100 g) and zinc (3 mg/100 g). Chickpea protein digestibility is the highest among the dry edible legumes. The lipid fraction is high in unsaturated fatty acids, primarily linoleic and oleic acids". http://www.icrisat.org/ChickPea/Chickpea.htm

• Crisp Chickpea Pancake
• Soft Chickpea Pancake
• Chickpea Candies
• Chickpea Porridge
• Chickpea Salad
• Chickpea Crisp Noodles
• Chickpea Mixture
• Chickpea All Rounder