On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:27:46 GMT, Julie Bove posted:

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>"Oleg Lego" > wrote in message
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>> On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:22:09 GMT, Julie Bove posted:
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>>>"Oleg Lego" > wrote in message
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>>>> On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:04:01 GMT, Julie Bove posted:
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>>>>>"Oleg Lego" > wrote in message
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>>>>>> On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:42:43 -0500, krom posted:
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>>>>>>>ive been very interested in it but have found no local stores selling
>>>>>>>it
>>>>>>>and
>>>>>>>no online stores im familliar with i.e trust with my info..let me know
>>>>>>>how
>>>>>>>it goes!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>KROM
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>>>>>> Chana Dal is chick peas with the seed coat removed.
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>>>>>I don't think so. I think it's a type of lentil.
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>>>> They are nothing at all like lentils.
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>>>> http://www.mendosa.com/chanadal.html
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>>>It's not a chickpea either. I quote, "This bean looks just like yellow
>>>split peas, but is quite different because it doesn't readily boil down to
>>>mush. It's more closely related to garbanzo beans, or chickpeas. The
>>>differences are that chana dal is younger, smaller, split, sweeter, and
>>>has
>>>a much lower glycemic index. But you can substitute chana dal for garbanzo
>>>beans in just about any recipe. "
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>> The ones I bought at an Indian market were sold as Chana Dal, and were
>> chick peas.
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>I've been looking this up and all I get is conflicting information. One
>website said it was chickpeas with the outer part removed. It even told you
>how to do this. Other sites say it is a lentil.

Yes, there are definitely conflicts. The thing is, though, the ones I
have bought look like chick peas (aka garbanzo beans), and not like
lentils.

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