GREEN lentils Skin colour green to grayish brown, size 4-8mm Yellow cotyledon Main varieties: Laird, Eston, Richlea, Regular, Pardina, Chinese, French Green (Puy), Boomer.
RED lentils Skin colour mid to dark brown, size 2-4mm Orange/reddish cotyledon Main varieties: Crimson, Digger, Indian, Nipper, Nugget, Robin, Turkish.
KABULI - (meaning 'from Kabul' in Hindi. Probably arrived in India from the Eastern Mediterranean via Kabul). Skin colour from light brown to almost white, size 7-13mm. Cream coloured cotyledon. AKA Garbanzo beans, Spaniola chickpeas, Café, Kabuli chana, Safed (white) chana.
DESI - (meaning 'native' in Hindi). Skin colour mid brown to almost black, size 4-6mm. Yellow coloured cotyledon. AKA Bengal gram, Yellow gram, Kala chana, Tyson.
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