The traditional kind of chickpea flour, which is sometimes called gram flour, or besan, is made from the brown version of desi chickpeas, which are also known as kala chana or Bengal chickpeas. To produce the flour, the dark hulls are removed from dried chickpeas, and then the inner seed is split.
Gram flour is flour made from chana dal, known as chickpeas. It is also known as chickpea flour, besan. Used in many countries. Gram flour contains a high proportion of carbohydrates but no gluten. Despite this in comparison to the other flours, it has a relatively high proportion of protein.