A hardy legume with serious soil-building skills. Captain Desi is a small-seeded, disease-tolerant chickpea suited to Australian conditions, particularly low-rainfall and marginal soils. Sow in late autumn to early winter as a nitrogen-fixing cover crop or dryland food crop. Best grown in well-drained soil with full sun.
Known in India as kala chana, this traditional variety is rich in flavour and protein, and a staple in dishes like chana masala, chaat and curries. The plants are low-growing and bushy, producing small, dark chickpeas prized for their nutty taste and firm texture.
Seed count: 5/g.
We cannot send this seed to Western Australia
We cannot send this seed to Tasmania
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