that they fed it to the horses in his village
when he was little. These tiny chickpeas
are easy to sprout. They are also split,
dried, and ground down to make
besan—chickpea flour.
- SPLIT GRAM (CHANA DAL): Chana
dal is the split and skinned version of
the black chickpea. It looks like and is
often confused with split peas and the
split version of toor dal, so label
containers well. This split lentil or bean
is used often in South Indian dishes and
spice blends.
- COWPEAS, BLACK-EYED PEAS OR
BEANS (LOBHIA, RONGI), AND RED
COWPEAS (SABUT CHOWLI): Since
my first book, my kids and I have
