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Can you substitute gram flour for corn flour?

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Cornflour (cornmeal) is made from maize or American corn. In the U.S. there are generally fine, medium, and coarse ground cornmeal with the "fine" ground being referred to as "cornflour" while the medium and coarse are referred to as "cornmeal".

Gram flour is made from ground chickpeas. It is also known as chickpea flour, Garbonzo flour, & Besan.

Because of the differences I would not suggest trying to substitute one for the other.

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