What are the different types of chickpea?

There are mainly two distinct types of chickpea are recognized. Worldwide, two main types of chickpea, Desi and Kabuli are cultivated. Kabuli types, grown in temperate regions, are large seeded and consumed as a whole seed, whereas Desi types grown in semi-arid tropical and subtropical regions are mainly consumed as split dal or turned into flour. Gram commonly called chickpea or Bengal gram is the most important pulse crop of India. Chickpea is used for human consumption as well as for feeding to animals.