Gram dhal. Split chickpeas (US: garbanzo beans). Darker and smaller than the chickpeas generally available in the West.

Synonyms in other languages

English

• Bengal gram
• chilli powder

French

• sauce aux cèpes

Hindi

• deshi
• garbanzo (beans)
• gram dhal
• kadala kaalu
• kadalai
• kala gram
• चन्ना (channa)

Kannada

• kadalai dhal

Konkani

• chano

Latin names

• Cicer arietinum

Malayalam

• kadala
• valuthu

Marathi

• chane
• harbhara

Oriya

• buta

Tamil

• kothu kadalai

Telugu

• mudip chenagulu
• pachichengapappu
• senagalu
• శనగలు (shanagalu)

Urdu

• channa sabut

Countries

• India
• Sri Lanka

Regions

• Southern India