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Chickpeas can be eaten in salads, cooked in stews, ground into a flour called gram flour (also known as besan, and used in Indian cuisine), ground and shaped in balls and fried as falafel, cooked and ground into a paste called hummus, or roasted and spiced and eaten as a snack. The plant can also be used as a green vegetable. In India, where they are referred to as "chana", chickpeas form an important source of protein, which is important in a predominantly vegetarian culture. See Hummus for recip |
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