Desi chana inonyanyofanana nembeu dzakawanikwa munzvimbo dzekuchera matongo uye nembeu yemusango yemusango yemusango, Cicer reticulatum, iyo inokura chete kumaodzanyemba kwakadziva kumabvazuva kweTurkey, uko chickpeas inofungidzirwa kuti yakabva. Desi chana ine mhodzi diki, dzakasviba uye jasi rakaomarara. Inonyanya kurimwa muPakistan, India nedzimwe nzvimbo dzeSouth Asia, pamwe neEthiopia, Mexico, neIran. Desi zvinoreva "nyika" kana "zvekumusha" muHindustani; mamwe mazita ayo anosanganisira kala chana ("black chipea" zvese muHindi neUrdu) kana chholaa. Desi chana inogona kuve yakasvibira, nhema kana yakatsvuka. Rudzi urwu rwunogadzirwa uye rwakakamurwa kuita dalana.
Pakistan, India nedzimwe nzvimbo dzeSouth Asia, pamwe chete neEthiopia, Mexico, uye Iran