Can I make gram flour, or what can I substitute for it?

Question

(the ground chickpea kind)

please and thanks :]

Answer 1

chickpea flour = besan (flour) = gram flour = cici flour = chana flour = garbanzo bean flour  

Shopping hints:   Look for this in Indian markets or health food stores.  

To make your own:  Lightly roast dried garbanzo beans, then grind them in a blender until mixture has the consistency of flour.

Substitutes:  lightly roast dried yellow split peas, then grind them in a blender until mixture has the consistency of flour OR all-purpose flour (different flavor and consistency).

Answer 2

use canned chickpeas or dried ones that you cook until "done", you can also substitute dal (yellow split peas, cooked from dry),.

in your recipe you need to adjust the liquid and probably add more white flour to make it the right consistency.

you have to blend up the chickpeas or dal in the blender once it's cooked.  then add the seasoning, white flour to make it usable.

the yellow split peas have a better outcome than the ground chickpeas, i think because they are "starchier", the taste is pretty much the same.

i used both methods to make bara and phuolorie which are both deep fried "fritters".