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Make your own Chickpea flour Tofu. 10 min Non soy tofu made with Chickpea flour or Besan / gram flour. Easy Homemade Burmese tofu. Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free Tofu Nut-free Recipe. Pin this post!Jump to Recipe
Burmese (chickpea) tofu is made by cooking split pea flour or chickpea flour and water batter until it thickens and can set. One of the other methods is to soak the split chickpeas, blend and use that batter. I make my chickpea tofu with chickpea flour and with less liquid so it isa sturdier, and quick version of Burmese tofu. This recipe makes about 2.5 to 3 cups cubed tofu which can be stored for a few days refrigerated.
The tofu can also be made with Chickpea flour (which is ground garbanzo beans (white chickpeas), pure besan / gram flour (which is flour of brown chickpeas (kala chana) or split brown chickpeas (chana dal)), or mixed flour besan which can have 2 different types of chickpea / split pea flour, or yellow split pea flour. Each of the flours need different amounts of liquid. Besan (gram flour) is also ground finer than white chickpea flour. Because of these differences, chickpea flour generally makes a thicker batter and needs more water to achieve the similar consistency as besan batter if the recipe was written with besan. Besan will need less liquid to make an equally sturdy tofu as Chickpea flour tofu. The tofu recipe below made with any of the flours, without adjusting the recipe will still be usable wherever needed. Depending on the flour used, the resulting tofu cubes might be soft or firm. Use less water for firmer and more water for softer chickpea tofu.
Chickpea flour is mixed with water to form a smooth batter. The batter thickens into a thick custard like consistency which sets and can be easily sliced. I use these properties of chickpea flour in many recipes, like this nut-free Nacho cheese slice, these chickpea flour pasta noodles and more.
This recipe is adapted from the spiced chickpea tofu in my book. You can use it as a substitute for soy tofu in many recipes. It does well in curries, tossed in dressing, in wraps, salads, also makes a great morning scramble, or egg salad!, breaded tofu etc. It also sticks to the pan like regular tofu while stir frying, if your pan isnt good ;).
Made these Buffalo Tofu Wraps with Chickpea flour tofu tossed in buffalo hot sauce.
More chickpea flour recipes from the blog
- Chickpea flour Pancakes – Indian Chilla
- Veggies in Chickpea flour Sauce- Sindhi Kadhi
- Besan Burfi – Chickpea flour fudge with condensed non dairy milk
- Fluffy chickpea flour Omelet
This tofu might not absorb marinades as quickly. So I generally prefer to flavor the tofu itself while making it. Mix in herbs, spices and flavors into the batter before cooking it. That way the tofu is already infused with a profile depending on where you are using it. I usually add garam masala and cayenne when using in curries and some soy sauce and lemon when adding to asian fusion, some italian herb blend for other uses like a mashed up marinated tofu salad.
Blend the chickpea flour water and spices into a smooth batter. Cook over medium heat. the batter will start to get lumpy after a minute or so.
Keep stirring frequently. The batter will eventually thicken evenly and become custard like.
Cook for another 2 minutes so the chickpea flour is cooked through. You can taste the mix carefully at this point to ensure that the chickpea flour doesnt taste raw and adjust salt if needed. the mixture will also start to come away from the pan.
Transfer the custard to a parchment lined container. Cool for 10 minutes then refrigerate for about an hour.
Remove from parchment, cube and use.
Keep refrigerated for upto 4 days.
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Chickpea Flour Tofu Recipe
Chickpea flour Tofu. 10 min Non soy tofu made with Chickpea flour or Besan / gram flour. Easy Burmese tofu. Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free Nut-free Recipe. Makes about 3 cups of cubed chickpea tofu.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time15 minutes mins
Course: how to
Cuisine: fusion
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 117kcal
Author: Vegan Richa
Ingredients
- 1 cup (120 g) chickpea flour/ garbanzo bean flour use 1 ¼ cup besan/ gram flour
- ½-3/4 tsp (0.5 tsp) salt
- ¼ tsp (0.25 tsp) garlic powder
- ¼ tsp (0.25 tsp) turmeric optional, for color
- ¼ tsp (0.25 tsp) cumin or garam masala optional
- 1 ¾ cup (437.5 ml) water
Instructions
Grease a bread pan or line with parchment and keep ready. (9 by 5 rectangle or any similar rectangle or smaller square pan).
In a bowl whisk all the ingredients under chickpea tofu until there are no lumps, or use a blender..(or you can add the ingredients directly to the pan and whisk to combine). I use a blender for quick and smooth batter.
Pour the chickpea flour mixture into a deep saucepan. Cook over medium heat. Stir continuously. The mixture will start to get lumpy as the pan heats up (see video) and then thicken evenly and considerably. 4 to 5 mins.
Once the mixture is evenly thick and stiff, keep cooking for another 2 minutes so the chickpea flour gets cooked through. Also tap the spoon or spatula to drop the mixture stuck to it to the pan. If the mixture is starting to brown, reduce the heat to medium low. You can taste test the mixture at this point carefully, to ensure that there is no raw chickpea flour flavor and adjust salt if needed.
Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf pan or parchment and even it out using a spatula or another parchment if needed. Let it cool, then refrigerate for atleast an hour to set.
Remove the set slab from the pan. Slice into cubes. Store in an airtight container refrigerated for upto 4 days. The tofu can leak some moisture while it sits. drain and use.
Video
Notes
Variations: Use vegetable stock instead of water.
Add nutritional yeast for cheesy flavor or other herbs and flavors of choice.
To use in stir fries or curries: Crisp in a tsp of oil until golden on some edges. (see this recipe).
Nutrition is for 1 serve
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Chickpea Flour Tofu Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 117Calories from Fat 18
% Daily Value*
Fat 2g3%
Sodium 315mg14%
Potassium 253mg7%
Carbohydrates 17g6%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 6g12%
Calcium 17mg2%
Iron 1.6mg9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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ucity88
How do I make this extra firm? And, can it be frozen?
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Richa
Use the method from my instant pot cookbook. That yields extra firm chickpea tofu. The current version is firm. Yes it can be frozen
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Robin
Hi there! This sounds great! If I decide to make it with nutritional yeast, how much would you suggest I add? Thanks in advance!
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Richa
1-2 tbsp
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Megan
First time trying chickpea tofu, surely won’t be the last. So easy and versitile.Reply
Vegan Richa Support
Nice!
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