Can I make pancakes with gram flour?

[SpawnChorus]

The header says it all really. I've run out of plain flour.

[GameGirly]

What the hell is gram flour??

[SpawnChorus]

It's made from chickpeas. You can make bhajis etc with it. AKA Besan flour...

[MrsBadger]

well, if they fail you've only wasted an egg and half a pint of milk, and if they succeed you'll have gained pancakes...

[GameGirly]

Oh, I'm sure you can. Give it a go. I make them with wholemeal flour 'cos it makes me feel less guilty.

[fuzzywuzzy]

no they wont taste nice gram flour has a distinctive taste....

[Carmenere]

Yes but they will taste a little odd and may be a tiny bit crumbly. I once made a delicious type of grilled flat bread with gram flour, it worked well so I'd imagine that pancakes would be ok.

[GameGirly]

Oh, maybe not then. Can you disguise the flavour with shed loads of chocolate or something?

[ProfYaffle]

yes you can, I've done it before, they have a special Indian name which I can't remember. I think I did it with just gram flour and water along with spices and green chilli.

[ProfYaffle]

They do have their own particular texture but I like it!

[fuzzywuzzy]

you can parathas with gram flour, but pancakes are different they wont be nice....

[MrsBadger]

if they're savoury you might be ok

wouldn't try it with chocolate though

[GameGirly]

Right, won't be trying that one then Mrs B! Well, cheese and ham then? Something like that? Or perhaps use them like fajitas?

[goingfor3]

You can make chappatti's. They are a type of pancake made with gram flour.

[ProfYaffle]

They might be too crumbley to roll like fajitas you could try making them quite small like American pancakes.

[Kelly1978]

they are called besan ka cheela, and I imagine they would taste mrope like thepla. So very nice if you added some methi and chilli, but not really a replacement for wheat flour pancakes!

[Kelly1978]

chapatis are made with chapati flour!

[SpawnChorus]

Ooh blimey - lots of replies!

It is for a savoury recipe... this one in fact. Hmmm they do need to be rollable, so I'd better pop out for some proper plain flour. Thanks all

[Kelly1978]

You def need plain flour for that, besan flour needs spices to balance it, since it is strong tasting on it's own. That looks rather nice, if a little bland.

[goingfor3]

I thougt chapati flour was chickpea flour. Sorry if I offended you!

[Kelly1978]

nah, chapati flour is made from wheat. You didn't offend me - jsut don't invite me for a curry at your place.

[goingfor3]

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