"What is chickpeas?" - many of our compatriots will ask. After all, most of us did not hear this strange name. It turns out that this variety of legumes, which is very popular in the countries of Asia, India, Israel, the Mediterranean. Here chickpeas, almost daily present with a diet, in one form or another. He still has several names - Turkish and mutton peas, although peas, in fact, is not, but very much reminds him.
What is the difference between chick peas and peas?
And yet this pea or its variety? Neither then nor the other. Chickpeas are a separate species of legumes, which include peas, beans, beans, lentils . Its name is called chick pea for the similarity with a pea. But in fact, even externally, they have differences - chickpea brownish, faceted form, and tastes slightly nutty.
In addition, the main difference in the composition. Nut is much more useful for the body than peas. On nutrients it can be compared with lentils, because it is also rich in easily digestible protein.
Barley peas do not cause such swelling as other legumes, but it can also cause bloating or flatulence, and to reduce this effect, in the East where it is popular, fennel , anise or dill, which reduce its side effect, is added to the food at the same time.
Nut is useful for eyes and liver, for blood vessels and intestines. Prepare from it a variety of first and second dishes, as well as sweets.
Growing chick peas
To grow chickpeas or mutton peas, you need to properly prepare the soil before sowing. Since the fall it has been deeply digged, and in the spring after melting the snow cover the earth must be carefully harvested in order to retain moisture. It is moisture that influences whether it will be possible to harvest a good crop of chickpeas.
Manually chopped peas are sown, as well as the usual - row. Distance between peas is small, but
If the ground is sufficiently wet, then 3-4 cm is enough to deepen the pea, but in case the moment for planting is lost, the embedding should be carried out to a depth of at least 15 cm, in the hope that the seed will be fed from deep layers of soil.
The chickpeas are cleaned as soon as the bushes began to dry out. Pods with peas do not crack like peas, which is very helpful in harvesting. To ensure that the chickpeas do not deteriorate, they carefully dry it, freeing it from the shell.