What is besan flour?
Besan flour, also known as chickpea flour, garbanzo flour (in the USA) or gram flour, is a 100% gluten-free flour made from dried chickpeas. Besan flour is high in easily digestible carbohydrates and protein, making it an ideal food for vegetarians. Here at Silly Yak Foods we use besan flour in biscuits in order to achieve a crispness of texture and crunchiness in mouth feel that is otherwise quite difficult to obtain in gluten-free baking. We also use besan flour in a small number of other recipes (such as our Biscuit Crumb recipe) where these characteristics are desirable.
Related Questions
- I have been given an Indian cookbook because many of the traditional recipes are gluten-free, but where can I buy Besan Flour and Potato Starch?
- Dear Lola Why do you use besan flour instead of the usual gluten free mixtures of rice flour and maize cornflour in your recipes?
- How much defatted soya flour is to be added to besan (chick pea flour)?
