Mysore Pak - The ever famous Indian sweet made
with besan flour (chickpea flour) and ghee.
Use besan flour, also known as chickpea flour, to coat fritters or fish before frying for a unique taste and texture.
In a pan, heat ghee,
add besan flour and roast over a low to medium flame until the color changes to golden brown.
Try
mixing besan flour with white rice flour, making sure that the total amount is the same that's called for in the recipe.
Some manufacturers label it garbanzo bean flour, but it can be also found under the names gram or
besan flour at international markets.
If you choose a gluten free product you will still need to check the ingredients list for FODMAPs
e.g. besan flour, soy flour, coconut flour, honey or inulin.
NOTE: For a gluten - free option, substitute the wholemeal flour with mung flour or
just besan flour.
The characteristic nutty flavor from finely ground chickpeas
gives besan flour the ability to create tasty, simple breads that stand on their own with few ingredients.
Even though that's double the fat of whole - wheat flour, 70 percent of the fat
in besan flour comes from healthy unsaturated fats that can lower cholesterol.
Use a
thick besan flour batter to coat and fry vegetables or add small shrimps to a thin batter and fry them into appetizer - like pancakes.
One - half cup
of besan flour has 2 milligrams of iron, 76 milligrams of magnesium and 146 milligrams of phosphorus.
Also known
as besan flour, chickpea or gram flour is naturally gluten - free, full of protein and a staple in Indian cuisine.
It is grated cauli
with besan flour, spices and an egg to create «fritters» which then are shallow fried; wonderful with a yoghurt based tahini & lemon sauce and / or a tomato / herbs / garlic sauce.
Back in Bentonville days, when one of our friends invited us for lunch, she prepared Beans with onion, fennel seeds and
besan flour.
* Gram flour, also known as chickpea flour,
besan flour or garbanzo flour is simply ground dried chickpeas and can be found in most supermarkets (check the world food aisle), asian food shops or online.
Q: I have some «
besan flour» (ingred = split chick peas) that is finely milled.
In fact, I have a love affair with chickpea / gram /
besan flour.
I have a huge bag of
besan flour to use - up and these will be perfect.
Delicious - I am going to try these - i make zucchini slice often which is on the same lines - but as I am gluten intolerant I use
besan flour - however I feel this recipe for people with gluten intolerance 1/2 a cup of gluten free self raising flour and then half a cup of besan flour would work really well.
Chickpea flour, also known as gram flour, garbanzo bean flour or
besan flour, is a flour that is made from ground chickpeas.
Now add
the besan flour and continue to toast, again until it has a nice roasted biscuit smell
The same portion of
besan flour is a good source of thiamin and vitamin B - 6.
One - half cup of
besan flour has 201 micrograms of folate, compared to 26 micrograms in whole - wheat flour and 182 micrograms in enriched white flour.
If you consumed an entire half - cup of
besan flour, you'd get 50 percent of the recommended daily intake of folate.
One - half cup of
besan flour has 178 calories and 3 grams of total fat.