Chick pea flour

[fatfighter53]

Can chick pea flour or besan flour be used during phase one?

[fatfighter53]

Can chickpea/garbanzo bean/besan flour be used for frying in phase one. Could you coat chicken in it?

[Magna]

No, no flour of any kind in phase 1, including flours made from beans or nuts. You could use ground or crushed nuts or seeds, or Parmesan cheese. There are popular recipes for Parmesan crusted chicken and fish, for example:
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BTW, you'll need to be careful about frying. Pan frying or sauteeing (using a small amount of oil) is OK, but deep frying isn't - too much oil.

[Prayera]

Make your own

The difference between chickpea flour and chickpea is not that dramatic, but it definitely points out that chickpeas are better:
for chickpea:
calories: 269
fat: 4
carbs: 45
fiber: 12

for chickpea flour:
calories: 356
fat: 6
carbs: 53
fiber: 10

My suggestion is to make your own chickpea flour!! Roast the chickpeas in a dry non-stick skillet until they become crunchy, let them cool, then crush them into flower and use as such. But as Magna said, be careful with the frying.

[Magna]

The difference between chickpeas and chickpea flour isn't just the number of calories, etc. Pulverizing solid foods also tends tends to raise their glycemic index, meaning they cause blood sugar to rise quicker. BTW, the suggestion for roasting plain chickpeas in a dry nonstick pan on the stovetop might not work very well. There are recipes for roasted chickpeas in the recipe area, though.

At least one member has considered trying ground/chopped chickpeas (not flour, just "crumbs" made from roasted chickpeas), which would be fine - but no reports on how that turned out:
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[jhkoenig]

You can find chick pea flour in the gluten free section of many supermarkets.

[Magna]

Yes, that's true (along with flour made from various other things, like nuts, soy, brown rice, or beans). But still, it's only appropriate for phase 2 or later.