Guest guest Posted December 2, 2000 Report Share Posted December 2, 2000 I have seen several recipes recently that call for chickpea flour, including Ann Jackson's " best ever " vegetarian gravy made with chickpea flour. My question is can one make their own by grinding dried chickpeas? Or are the chickpeas prepared or processed in some way prior to making the flour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2000 Report Share Posted December 4, 2000 I think that you can do that with dried gram dal but I have never heard of anyone doing it ,even in India.I think that the bengal gram dal used is similar to kala chana or the black small variety of chickpea.I can say that Chickpea flour or as it is otherwise called Besan or gram flour is easy to find and cheap at any indian grocer which seem to be ubiquitous throughout the world..It is often used instead of eggs as a binder.If you don't have an Indian grocer or pakistani grocer near you there are websites.I think they are called ethnicgrocer.com or some similar spelling and indiangrocer.com or something similar. Also keep in mind that atta means flour.Besan ladoo atte is a mix for chickpea flour and ghee candies.Besan atta is bengal gram flour.Wholewheat flour is called chapati atta.Regular white flour is called maida.Rice flour is called rice atta or chawal atta.There are a gazillion types of flour such as subtypes of millet-jowar atta or bajra atta ,roots or nuts such as the nutty tasting rajagaro flour or atta.Urad dal flour (made from split urad dal minus the black skin) and rice atta are used as a shortcut for making dosas for those who are too busy to grind the dal and ferment it overnight in water. - Ellen C. <ellencr veg-recipes <Veg-Recipes >; <eat-lf Friday, December 01, 2000 9:01 PM Chickpea Flour? > I have seen several recipes recently that call for chickpea flour, > including Ann Jackson's " best ever " vegetarian gravy made with > chickpea flour. > > My question is can one make their own by grinding dried chickpeas? Or > are the chickpeas prepared or processed in some way prior to making > the flour? > > > > *********************************************************************** > To post to list: " Veg-Recipes " > To contact List Owner: " Veg-Recipes-owner " > Subscribe or Un through eGroups site: > OR Un via e-mail: Veg-Recipes- > Calendar: http:///calendar/Veg-Recipes > Links: http:///links/Veg-Recipes > ********************************************************************** > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 You can add a tablespoon or two to a measuring cup as well as 1-2tbsp of wheat germ and fill with other flours to make it healthier. I also add it to the gluten flour when I make seitan. I just add a few Tablespoons here and there to other things, but I've never made anything JUST with chickpea flour (I don't know if the instant falafel mix is this or not, but I'd imagine it would be close,so maybe you could make falafel with it? I've only used the mix a long time ago so I don't know for sure how to do it, either). When I use it, it's usually in addition to other flours (white/ww pastry/ww flour - which I also use in combination as well, Like the Cornell mix and so on - like in the Super Baby Foods book: Super Flours -I sub. soymilk powder for powdered cow milk). I found reference to one version here http://andrecipes.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/cornell-mix-for-unbleached-enriched-w\ hite-flour/ For when you need a boost - I just sub. w/ soymilk powder instead of milk solids or whatever depending on the version you find out there. Sorry i'm not much more help. Missie On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 1:22 PM, sazra73 <sazra73 wrote: > Has anybody used chickpea flour successfully? I'd really like to > incorporate it into our diets better, but I only have one recipe (for > chickpea " pancakes " in the veggie Mark Bittman book)... > > Sara > > -- http://mszzzi.zoomshare.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/mszzzi/ ~~~~~(m-.-)m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I use Garbanzo Flour to make gravy. Here is a recipe that's similar to what I make (but I don't use steak sauce -- I use soy sauce or braggs for flavoring): http://www.fatfree.com/recipes/condiments/garbanzo-gravy Tracy On Jan 5, 2009, at 11:22 AM, sazra73 wrote: > Has anybody used chickpea flour successfully? I'd really like to > incorporate it into our diets better, but I only have one recipe (for > chickpea " pancakes " in the veggie Mark Bittman book)... > > Sara > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 My housemate used to make fake fish with it. Basically its just tofu soaked in soy sauce, rolled in seaweed then dipped in a batter mix of chickpea flour and a bit of soy milk. Then its fried. Very yummy. I also use it as an alternative to normal flour for gluten free stuff. To give it a bit more texture i add a bit of lsa and cocoa powder if im making say chocolate muffins. Ange On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 6:22 AM, sazra73 <sazra73 wrote: > Has anybody used chickpea flour successfully? I'd really like to > incorporate it into our diets better, but I only have one recipe (for > chickpea " pancakes " in the veggie Mark Bittman book)... > > Sara > > > -- " One person flying in an airplane for one hour is responsible for the same greenhouse gas emissions as a typical Bangladeshi in a whole year. " - Beatrice Schell, European Federation for Transport and Environment, November 2001. * The global livestock industry is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than all the planes, trains and automobiles in the world combined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 I have a wheat free friend that I make brownies for occasionally. I use the recipe in Vive Le Vegan, but I use all garbanzo bean flour with the rest of the recipe the same. They come out very gooey and fudgey and oh so good! My friend loves them! And so do I! The batter doesn't taste that great, but the finished brownies are terrific. These are not exactly health food but they are a great treat, and they freeze well, so I make a batch and freeze most of them and take them out one at a time (otherwise I would eat the whole pan in about 2 days!!). As someone else mentioned, I also put garbanzo bean flour in with the vital wheat gluten when I'm making seitan. On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 1:22 PM, sazra73 <sazra73 wrote: > Has anybody used chickpea flour successfully? I'd really like to > incorporate it into our diets better, but I only have one recipe (for > chickpea " pancakes " in the veggie Mark Bittman book)... > > Sara > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Sara and others Chick pea is quite common in Indian food. the flour can be used to make flat bread http://foodwithapinchoflove.wordpress.com/dhania-methi-thepla/ also you can check out this website for other chick pea based recipe http://www.ivcooking.com/ (search for the terms besan or channa other than chick pea) Shree --- On Tue, 1/6/09, wrote: 2a. Re: Chickpea flour? chandelle ______________________ ______________________ 2a. Re: Chickpea flour? Posted by: " chandelle " earthmother213 earthmama213 Mon Jan 5, 2009 3:26 pm ((PST)) I've used it a bit. It's a very soft flour and it has no gluten, but it can be replaced for a portion of any flour in most baked goods. For 2 c. of flour I would replace 1/4 c. of that with chickpea, maybe as much as 1/2 or 3/4 c. if I wasn't worried about it rising very much. I've also used it with great success in homemade pasta. My recipe for that is here<http://wholefoodwholefamily.blogspot.com/2008/10/homemade-pasta-with-red-le\ ntil-tomato.html> ... Chandelle On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 12:22 PM, sazra73 <sazra73 wrote: > Has anybody used chickpea flour successfully? I'd really like to > incorporate it into our diets better, but I only have one recipe (for > chickpea " pancakes " in the veggie Mark Bittman book)... > > Sara > > > -- " The demand for equal rights in every vocation of life is just and fair; but, after all, the most vital right is the right to love and be loved. " ~Emma Goldman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Hi all - I'm sorry this reply is so long in coming (it's been a rough month with the kids)... but THANK YOU for all the great ideas! Sara , Shreelakshmi Krishnamurthi <shreelak wrote: > > Sara and others > > Chick pea is quite common in Indian food. the flour can be used to make flat bread > http://foodwithapinchoflove.wordpress.com/dhania-methi-thepla/ > > also you can check out this website for other chick pea based recipe > http://www.ivcooking.com/ > > (search for the terms besan or channa other than chick pea) > > Shree > > --- On Tue, 1/6/09, wrote: > > > > 2a. Re: Chickpea flour? > chandelle > > ____________________ __ > ____________________ __ > 2a. Re: Chickpea flour? > Posted by: " chandelle " earthmother213 earthmama213 > Mon Jan 5, 2009 3:26 pm ((PST)) > > I've used it a bit. It's a very soft flour and it has no gluten, but it can > be replaced for a portion of any flour in most baked goods. For 2 c. of > flour I would replace 1/4 c. of that with chickpea, maybe as much as 1/2 or > 3/4 c. if I wasn't worried about it rising very much. I've also used it > with great success in homemade pasta. My recipe for that is > here<http://wholefoodwholefamily.blogspot.com/2008/10/homemade- pasta-with-red-lentil-tomato.html> > .. > > Chandelle > > On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 12:22 PM, sazra73 <sazra73 wrote: > > > Has anybody used chickpea flour successfully? I'd really like to > > incorporate it into our diets better, but I only have one recipe (for > > chickpea " pancakes " in the veggie Mark Bittman book)... > > > > Sara > > > > > > > > > > -- > " The demand for equal rights in every vocation of life is just and fair; > but, after all, the most vital right is the right to love and be loved. " > ~Emma Goldman > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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