On Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:15:00 -0600, zxcvbob wrote:

> Goto your local Indian market and buy dried Channa Dal. It's split
> garbanzos with the skins removed.

Technically, chana dal are not chick peas, but very similar.
They're harder than chick peas, even when cooked. And they don't
mush up as well.

I tried using kala chana (skin on) once and that was a huge
failure. These are very fibrous garbonzos with a skin that doesn't
separate.

-sw