Jiva Organics Organic Chickpea Flour, Besan 2 Pound - Non-GMO, Gram Flour Fine - Vacuum PackedUSDA Organic

Thank you, seller, for the product I got when I needed it. Like the taste, it is very nutritious with organic ingredients.fresh, affordable

I recently ordered this for the 3rd time. On one other occasion, it arrived hard as a brick. This recent bag was the same way. I won't be ordering again. I had to break the brick into egg-sized chunks. Then I put it in the food processor but ended up with rock hard pebbles of flour. Then I put portions of it into the blender which made it more fine. But still wasn't okay. Then I put portions of it through a fine metal strainer and used my pestle. I finally ended up with flour I could use. The kitchen is a dusty mess and I have piles of bowls, dishes and equipment from this process. I will buy another brand next time that has always been consistently good. Turning the brick into flour took me over an hour.

This is a nice product. It was very fresh it doesn't get lumpy it was well packaged. The only thing that I disliked about the product itself was that it was in such a hard lump that if I were someone with arthritis or severe carpal tunnel fibromyalgia I would not be able to break this up by myself.Now on to the real question. No it does not make hummus. It makes chickpea pudding literally tastes like chickpea pudding.It makes an acceptable Falafel Style fried dumpling. however it is not real Falafel nowhere close. falafel made with this flour is something I would use if I was trying to save a little money in my budget or for tough times financially.In short I'm sure it's great for Indian food if you can break it up into small enough chunks that you could sift it. However for near Eastern food no and this is not a substitute for chickpeas at all. I am going back to making them fresh and freezing them on trays so I can flex serve.*Freeze soaked or cooked beans on a tray. When they are hard put them in a bag period for quickie hummus put a few chickpeas in a bag with tahinia etc and mash with your hands just seal the bag and knead it up

Good quality product.

I have never even heard of this flour before until I switched diets to vegan and started cooking recipes which called for this type of flour so I found it on Amazon and tried it. It is just lovely and just like regular white processed flour… can barely tell any difference. I only used it in 2 cooking receipts, one in vegan brownies and it cooked just like regular flour. I love it and will buy again when I’m running low.

I don't know much about Chic Pea flour, so I am assuming it being hard as a brick is normal. In order to use, I had to literally hit it with a mallet then strain it through a strainer to use. Again if this is normal OK, but I didn't expect it.

I've never used chickpea flour so I can't compare this to anything else as a cook. But I've eaten Indian food utilizing chickpea flour since childhood, so I know what it's supposed to taste like. I chose this flour because it's organic. It arrives in bricks, vacuum sealed. I don't know why it's packaged this way, maybe it's more compact or is more food safe? I opened it up and then broke up one brick pretty easily, and put it in a storage container. I use this flour for making besan puda, also known as savory pancake/vegetarian omelette. It's very good. I usually set aside enough for a couple meals in a Tupperware type container, and add all my spices to it, so that when it's time to cook, the mix is already prepared. Makes for a faster breakfast.

Beware of this product, the company knows it is not quality. The vacuum sealed chick pea flour arrived hard and unusable. Vacuum sealed items should, once opened, be as described. In this case have a flour consistency. I could not even scrape a teaspoon of usable flour from the brick. I wish I had read some of the reviews before I purchased.The company refused to refund my money even though I opened it within an hour of receiving it. I was excited to use the flour to make homemade crackers. Thankfully, Amazon refunded the cost of the old or defective product.