I was told that the very best (smoothest) hummus is made from desi chickpeas — but I didn’t understand that the reference was to chana dal (split desi chickpeas, hull removed) and not kala chana (whole intact desi chickpeas). So when I saw at Walmart an 8lb bag of "brown chickpeas (kala chana), I immediately bought it and made a batch of hummus. It was quite tasty, though not especially smooth.