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Soy-Free Tofu
22 May 2022
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I was surprised to discover that tofu can be made from beans like garbanzo beans (chickpeas), white beans and black beans too! Not the same as tofu made from soybeans but an interesting preparation for those with soy allergy.
Burmese Tofu | Chickpea Tofu
(6 mins) Burmese Tofu

Ingredients:
1 cup + 2 tablespoons chickpea (gram) flour
1 ¾ cup water
¼ teaspoon turmeric
¼ teaspoon salt

(4 mins) Easy Tofu from Chickpea Flour
(7 mins) Easy Chickpea Tofu

Chickpea Tofu (makes 2-4 servings):
2 cups chickpea flour
3 cups water, divided
3/4 tsp garlic powder
3/4 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp salt
optional: liquid smoke, seasonings of your choice

Sweet Chickpea Tofu (makes 2 servings):
1 cup chickpea flour
1 1/4 cup water, divided
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 tsp cinnamon
topping: cinnamon and coconut sugar

(5 mins) French Panisse

Ingredients:
1 cup chickpea flour (besan flour)
water
1 teaspoon seasonings: for French Panisse, add garlic powder & onion powder & parsley; for Burmese Tofu version, add turmeric.
1¼ kosher salt

For cooling & thickening, they suggest using oil to coat the pyrex glass container, or using a muslin cloth for an oil-free option.

In the end, they deep-fry the French Panisse; for a Whole Food Plant-Based preparation, we may choose to serve it with some sauce or chutney, without deep frying.

(6 mins) Chickpea Tofu from Garbanzo Beans
(1 min) Chickpea Tofu from Chickpea Flour
(3 mins) Besan Tofu

Ingredients:
2C chickpea flour
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
3C water (to mix together the above)
3C water, put to boil.

(6 mins) Chickpea Oats Tofu

Ingredients:
Chickpeas 1lb / 450g
Oatmeal 10.5oz / 300g
Water 1/2gal / 2L

White Bean Tofu
(4 mins) Homemade White Beans Tofu
Goma Tofu

Made from sesame and kudzu starch.

(9 mins) Black Sesame Goma Tofu

Ingredients:
100 grams black sesame, ground (https://amzn.to/2VaKacp)
50 grams kudzu starch (https://amzn.to/3fepXte)
500 ml water

Black Bean Tofu
(11 mins) Black Bean Tofu (Without Skin)

Ingredients: Organic black beans and clean water.

Coagulants for forming the tofu curd:
1) 1 tsp Epsom salt, 1 tsp lemon juice and 50ml water OR
2) 2 tsp natural nigari solution
3) 4 tbsp lemon juice
4) 3 tbsp organic brown rice vinegar

Lentil Tofu
(8 mins) 2-Ingredient Lentil Tofu (Firm Tofu)

Made from water, lentils (yellow & green in the video; any other combination is likely to work as well) and some salt.

Easy Lentil Tofu

Red lentil 'tofu' (Makes 2-4 servings, 45g Protein per batch)

Ingredients:
1 cup dried red lentils
3 cups boiling water
3/4 tsp salt
optional: add any spice flavourings you like! I added 3/4 tsp garlic and 3/4 tsp onion powder.

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