Chickpea, Garbanzo, Bengal gram, Kala Chana

Love eating these steamed straight out of the pods with a little butter, salt and pepper. They are a beautiful green color and make an ex...Read Morecellent steamed vegetable that is much softer than eating them cooked from the dried bean. Give them a whirl I bet you will be pleasantly surprised at how good they are! Fertilize with diluted fish emulsion to help growth or 5-10-10 for non-organic growers.

I have not grown this, but we eat plenty of Chickpeas in the winter season when they are abundant. The half raw pods are best and sweete...Read Morest. Half means, just before it gets hard and matures. Eating them directly after removing from the green pods can be a pleasurable experience. I love them. One of my favourite 'sesaonal green foods'.