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.