Chana dal is baby chickpeas that has been split and polished. It is one of the most popular ingredients in Indian cuisine. Chana dal is delicious, nutritious and easily digested. Apart from being used in soups, salads, curries, dal preparations, savouries, sweets and rice dishes, the legumes are also roasted and powdered into chickpea lour (besan), another ingredient that is widely used in almost every province of India. Also Known as Split Bengal gram