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Also known as a garbanzo bean or chick-pea, this legume is a round, tan-colored bean with a slightly nutty flavor, that is a member of the pea family. It is used as an ingredient in soups, side dishes, and dips as a popular ingredient in Middle Eastern cuisine. When it is dried it is marketed as a lentil or ground and processed into garbanzo bean flour for use in baked goods. It is also often roasted into a nut-like form to be added to salads, marsalas and other food dishes. Channa is a Middle Eastern name used to refer to this lentil that is used to make dishes such as channa bhatura or pindi channa. When roasted, it is referred to as channa roti.
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USDA Nutrition Facts

Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt (USDA#16357)

Serving Size 1 cup
Calories 164
Protein 8g
Total Fat 2g
Total Carbohydrates 27g
Dietary Fiber 7g
Sugars 4g
Potassium 291mg
Sodium 243mg
Cholesterol 0mg

Chickpea flour (besan) (USDA#16157)

Serving Size 1 cup
Calories 387
Protein 22g
Total Fat 6g
Total Carbohydrates 57g
Dietary Fiber 10g
Sugars 10g
Potassium 846mg
Sodium 64mg
Cholesterol 0mg

Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, canned (USDA#16058)

Serving Size 1 cup
Calories 119
Protein 4g
Total Fat 1g
Total Carbohydrates 22g
Dietary Fiber 4g
Potassium 172mg
Sodium 299mg
Cholesterol 0mg

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Five Minute Chickpea Salad

Five Minute Chickpea Salad

This colorful and nuitritious salad can be ready in a flash if you use left-over rice. If you need to prepare the rice, it will take about 20 minutes longer. Use as a side salad for four or as a main dish for two. Chickpeas, also called garbonzo beans, are a good protein source, but you can increase the protein level by adding cooked meat, diced or crumbled cheese or nuts such as walnuts, almonds or peanuts. Be creative! Exact proportions aren't critical.
Wilted Spinach Salad with Chickpeas

Wilted Spinach Salad with Chickpeas

The wonderful flavor of broiled grape tomatoes and garbanzo beans combined with spinach leaves and toasted slivered almonds, all tossed with a simple olive oil and white wine vinegar dressing, makes a really tasty salad recipe that complements any entrée.
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