Chickpea Flour - Chickpea flour, also known as gram, besan, or garbanzo bean flour, has been a staple in Indian cooking for centuries.

Chickpeas are versatile legumes with a mild, nutty taste, and chickpea flour is typically made from a variety called Bengal grams.

This flour, which you can easily make at home, has recently grown in popularity across the world as a gluten-free alternative to wheat flour. One cup (92 grams) of chickpea flour contains (1Trusted Source):

Calories: 356
Protein: 20 grams
Fat: 6 grams
Carbs: 53 grams
Fiber: 10 grams
Thiamine: 30% of the Reference Daily Intake (RDI)
Folate: 101% of the RDI
Iron: 25% of the RDI
Phosphorus: 29% of the RDI
Magnesium: 38% of the RDI
Copper: 42% of the RDI
Manganese: 74% of the RDI