Chickpea vs Paneer - What's the difference?

chickpea | paneer |


As nouns the difference between chickpea and paneer

is that chickpea is an annual asian plant (cicer arietinum ) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods while paneer is a soft, non-matured, indian cheese.

chickpea

English

Alternative forms

* chick pea

Noun

(en noun)
  • An annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum ) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.
  • A seed of this plant, often used as a food.
    • Chickpea is valued for its nutritive seeds with high protein content. [http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/cropfactsheets/chickpea.html]

    Synonyms

    * (plant) Bengal gram, garbanzo * (seed) Bengal gram, garbanzo

    See also

    * ("chickpea" on Wikipedia) * (Cicer arietinum) * (Cicer arietinum)

    Anagrams

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    paneer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A soft, non-matured, Indian cheese.
    • The spinach was mixed with paneer to make a satisfying meal.