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Roasted varieties has more flavor, while the raw variety is bitter. Chickpea flour has a higher <a href='nutrition.html#protein'>protein</a> content than other flours.</p><p>This type of flour has a long shelf life due to the low-moisture and low-fat content. Chickpea flour has a texture and taste that is ideal for <a href='okonomiyaki.html'>savoury pancakes</a> or <a href='scrambled_chickpeas.html'>faux-omelettes</a>. When mixed with an equal volume of water, it can be used as an egg replacement in vegan cooking.</p><p>Chickpea flour and besan flour are both made from chickpeas, but chickpea flour is more coarse and requires more water than besan. This should be taken into account when cooking.</p><p>Weight: 1 cup | 3 oz | 85 g</p></div><h2>chickpeas</h2><div class='small'><p>Chickpeas are the earliest cultivated legumes in history, and a staple in many countries. They are very rich in <a href='nutrition.html#protein'>protein</a>, and a good source of <a href='nutrition.html#iron'>iron</a>.</p><p> Chickpeas can be made into flour, they can be roasted, pureed, candied etc. It's a very versatile and inexpensive legume. The cooking liquid of chickpeas — <b><a href='aquafaba.html'>aquafaba</a></b> — can be used as an egg replacer in recipes.</p><p>Dry chickpeas keep a long, long time. If you keep them in air-tight containers they will last even longer, because moisture and oxygen is the enemy of all beans. Oxygen makes the bean oils rancid overtime. You can store them for 5+ yrs if you add oxygen absorbers (packet consisting of powdered <b>iron oxide</b>) to the containers.</p><p><b>How to cook dried chickpeas</b></p><p>Dried chickpeas triple in size when cooked (if not a little more). So 170 g (1 cup) of dried chickpeas will make about 510 g (3 cups) of cooked chickpeas. Dried chickpeas have a tough outer skin, and <b>should be soaked overnight</b>. Soaking them cuts down on cooking time, and in turn, saves energy. It also helps the beans cook more evenly and become tender all the way through. Another advantage to presoaking beans is that most of the gas-causing sugars are leeched out into the soaking water. So when you drain off the soaking water, you are also getting rid of this unpleasant side effect to eating beans. Next morning, drain and cook them in a pot or pressure cooker.</p><p><b>Stove top Pot:</b> Bring chickpeas to a boil, then lower to gentle simmer. Add salt when beans are almost cooked. In a pot, cooking them varies from 1-3 hours.</p><p><b>Pressure cooker:</b> Because beans cook differently depending on the kind, age, and whether or not they’ve been presoaked, quick-soaked or not soaked at all, there is no single all-encompasssing rule for pressure cooking beans. Having a good chart with all the variables to consult is important so that you can adjust to your circumstances. A good resource for this is <a href='https://www.hippressurecooking.com/pressure-cooking-times/#beans' target='_blank'>Hip Pressure Cooking’s bean chart</a>. It’s a good idea to add 1 tbsp of neutral oil to the pot. 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