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> 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?
>
> Don Wiss

I use gram flour (chickpea flour) a lot.  It is good for thickening,
and for batters.  My biggest discovery was that you can also make very
good pasta with it.  You just use gram flour and eggs in the same
proportions as for wheat pasta.  The dough isn't quite as supple as
with wheat flour, but it rolls reasonably well.

Bryan