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My computer has been down, I've been catching up with my mail.

> The Indians and Pakistani use chick pea flour to thicken their curries. I
> was wondering if any of those that had flour mills had tried grinding up
> some chick peas. Presumably it would thicken gravies very nicely. Maybe
> somebody out there could try this and let us know the results?

Uncooked chick peas are poisonous. The dried peas must be soaked and then
boiled for ten minutes to destroy the poison. (Same as red kidney beans).
I wouldn't try making flour out of raw peas.

   Tim