are chickpeas legumes or beans
The chickpea or chick pea (Cicer arietinum) is a legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae.It is also known as gram, or Bengal gram, garbanzo or garbanzo bean, and sometimes known as Egyptian pea, ceci, cece or chana, or Kabuli chana (particularly in northern India).he chickpea or chick pea (Cicer arietinum) is a legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae.