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Two simple methods for homemade chickpea flour (garbanzo bean flour) – an excellent gluten-free flour option for a wide variety of your baking needs.

It may seem like I’m a bit chickpea obsessed, especially if you’ve noticed that my number of chickpea-related recipes and DIY’s is going up every single week. What can I say, I love this ingredient! Learning how to make chickpea flour is incredibly simple, and it can then be used for your delicious gluten-free baked goods and a variety of comfort foods.

I’ve mentioned homemade flour recipes in previous posts – oat flour, almond flour, etc. These are all super simple to make at home. Along with hundreds of other ‘ingredients’ that you may have never thought even to try to make: yogurt (plain, coconut, almond), cheese (Cream Cheese, Vegan Feta,  Vegan Mozzarella, and vegan cheddar). Even staples like dairy-free milks, nut & seed butters, and tofu (two ways!).

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Honestly, it’s wonderful learning to make things from scratch and knowing that you have that knowledge forever-more. It also makes you appreciate the food that you’re putting into your body even more – knowing that you have made these ingredients personally.

In fact, this post contains TWO methods for making homemade chickpea flour: one with dried chickpeas and, my preferred method, using soaked and then dried chickpeas. I’ll explain why below.

A lot of people directly grind the store-bought dried chickpeas into flour. I am not a big fan of this option since the chickpeas usually are never washed before packaging and could be sprayed with nasty chemicals to prolong their shelf life. Now I know that cooking will remove/kill the germs, but I’d rather they not to be present before processing the chickpeas into flour.

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However, if you’re buying organic chickpeas that aren’t sprayed with any pesticide, etc., then this method is a super-quick ‘instant’ chickpea flour.

This option is a longer process (although the actual hands-on time is near-identical), making sure that the chickpeas are cleaned and soaked, before being dried and ground into flour. This will make sure there’s no pesticide/nasty residue on the chickpeas and soaking is also said to increase their nutritional value and are easier digested.

Then, soak them overnight (minimum of 8 hours, and you can go up to 24 hours). Make sure to cover them with enough water (usually a few inches of water above the chickpeas) as they will expand 2-3 times their size.

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Note* I’ll often soak enough chickpeas to make some flour as well as cook and freeze some for later dishes. You can see the full guide on how to cook dried chickpeas here (as well as prep, freeze and even store the cooking liquid to use as aquafaba).

Now we need to dry (dehydrate) the chickpeas. Place them on a large tray (a baking sheet or dehydrator tray will work). Make sure to place them in a single layer (not overlapping at all); otherwise, the drying process can take far longer.

You can let them dry out in a sunny warm spot or dry them in the dehydrator or oven at 50ºC for 12 hours.

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The chickpeas need to be completely dry before we grind them. Otherwise, they will be mushy, and you’ll end up with a mash and not a fine powder.

Sieve the flour to remove any lumps. Then, you can try grinding the larger particles again. If using a grinder, you’ll need to do this 2-3 tablespoon at a time. Either method may require a few passes for all the chickpeas to become finely ground.

There are tons of ways to use your freshly-made chickpea flour from using it to thicken up sauces and curries, as an easy gluten-free flour swap.

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Chickpea flour (gram flour) can also be used as a great binding agent (for fritters, veggie burgers, etc.) and is well-known for making pancake/crepe-like flatbreads (called Socca in France and Farinata in Italy). As well as other ‘bread’ – like tortillas, taco shells, etc.

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Two simple methods for homemade chickpea flour (garbanzo bean flour) - a wonderful gluten-free flour option for a wide variety of your baking needs.Learn about chickpeas and how to make fresh chickpea flour at home in just 10 minutes. This nutritious and gluten-free flour is a staple in many cuisines!

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, which are split chickpeas is called gram flour. Split chickpea flour is called Besan in Hindi. You will find both of these commonly referred to as Chickpea flour.

Chickpea flour is popularly used in Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and other cuisines. It is used in the batter to make pakoras in India. In southern France, it is used to make Socca.

Chickpea flour is a great gluten-free substitute for wheat or all-purpose flour in many recipes, and can also be used to thicken sauces or curries.

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Fresh flours are incredibly easy to make at home with a high-speed blender or a grain mill in just 10 minutes. They can also be very budget friendly, compared to buying organic flours from the store.

I understand that you might not be thrilled to go out and buy a high speed blender or a grain mill just to make flour. However if you already have one at home, make good use of it with also grinding some flours. We love our Nutrimill Harvest grain mill as we can make freshly milled whole wheat flour for baking breads, or fresh chickpea or lentil flour as we need them. Fresh always tastes so much better than store bought.

Let's talk about the difference between chickpeas and yellow gram lentils (chana dal). Then we will go over how to make chickpea flour.

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Chickpeas are a legume that come in several varieties. The one you commonly see are the white chickpeas, also known as Garbanzo Beans or Kabuli Chana. These chickpeas are popularly used to make Chana Masala or Chole. These white chickpeas when ground, form chickpea flour.

Now a days, this gluten-free flour is easily found in most supermarkets by the name of chickpea flour or garbanzo bean flour.

Another chickpea, most commonly used in India is called Kala Chana, which translates to Black Chickpeas. These have the same shape as garbanzo beans, but are smaller in color and have a dark brown or black skin. There are popularly used to make curry or salad.

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When black chickpeas are hulled and split, we get Chana Dal. This yellow lentil is also called Bengal Gram Dal. The lentil soup made from this gram dal is also called as Chana Dal. When raw or roasted Chana Dal is ground to a flour, it is called Besan or Gram flour.

Chickpeas are high in protein and fiber as well as several minerals and B vitamins, chickpea flour has the same nutritious qualities.

Chickpea flour is gluten-free, and has lots of protein and fiber. This makes them a great choice for vegans and vegetarians. With 356 calories per cup of flour, there is 21g of protein, 10g of fiber, 53g of carbs and 6g of fat.

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You can make chickpea flour in a food processor, a high-speed blender such as Vitamix or in a grain mill such as Nutrimill. Just read the manufacturer recommendations for the appliance you use.

Place the dried chickpeas in the grain mill and set it to a fine flour setting. Then start the grain mill, and see the magic of the perfectly milled flour.

If using a high-speed blender such asVitamix, use the dry grains jar, cover and process on high speed for two or three minutes until a powdery flour forms.If you are making large quantity of flour, work in batches.

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I use dry chickpeas to make the flour. You can roast your chickpeas lightly, and cool them completely before grinding. For most recipes where we cook or bake the flour anyway, this step is not required.

When I used the Nutrimill to make the flour, it had the perfect consistency and there were no large or hard bits. So I did not have to sift the flour. However if using another method, use a fine mesh sieve to sift the flour to separate the fine flour from the bits that did not process well.

Any large bits that did not process well, you can return them back into the blender and process again. You may need to repeat this step once or twice more to get all pieces finely ground.

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As you can see below, you won't even notice much difference in color or texture in the flour. That said, the black chickpeas are nuttier in flavor, so the flour will have a more robust flavor to them.

This flour can be used right away, or you can store it in an airtight container and keep in a cool dry place.

In major grocery chains, it is commonly found in the baking aisle for gluten-free flours. One of the popular brand is Bob's Red Mill garbanzo bean flour.

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Here are a few recipes where I have used Chickpea flour (besan). Next on my list to try is Socca. We enjoyed it in Nice, France couple

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