Chickpea is a highly nutritious pulse and places third in the importance list of the food legumes that are cultivated throughout the world.There are mainly two types of chickpea produced i.e. Desi and Kabuli. They can be separated on the basis of their following features Desi chickpea - These are spilt peas and are relatively smaller in size having a thicker seed coat.

Chickpea is a highly nutritious pulse and places third in the importance list of the food legumes that are cultivated throughout the world.There are mainly two types of chickpea produced i.e. Desi and Kabuli. They can be separated on the basis of their following features Desi chickpea - These are spilt peas and are relatively smaller in size having a thicker seed coat.