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Substitution for potato starch


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#1 sabg

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Posted 05 May 2012 - 08:38 AM

i am making a new falafel recipe that calls for potato starch...do you think i could sub besan flour ?

#2 Nayan Gowda

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Posted 05 May 2012 - 08:55 AM

I sometimes use besan to help with binding when making falafel (though generally don't need to with my recipe)
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#3 liuzhou

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Posted 05 May 2012 - 09:25 AM

Any starch really.
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