Are canned as good as dried?

Nutritionally, close enough — rinse to cut sodium. Dried hold their shape properly in abgoosht.

Why do they cause gas?

Fermentable fiber feeds gut bacteria. Soaking, discarding the water and cooking thoroughly all reduce it.

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Chickpeas

Nokhod is among the oldest cultivated foods of the Iranian plateau.

A cooked cup gives about 15 g protein and 12 g fiber — that's why it fills you.

Soak overnight and discard the water: faster cooking, easier digestion.

Whole in abgoosht, split as lapeh, roasted as nokhodchi.