# Chickpea Silken Tofu

A recipe for making smooth, jiggly silken tofu and tofu pudding from chickpeas without GDL or gelatin, which is light, high in protein, and can be served with sugar syrup and tapioca pearls.

- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 100 g dried chickpeas
- 300 ml water
- sugar syrup
- tapioca pearls

## Instructions

1. Soak 100g of dried chickpeas in water overnight.
2. Drain the chickpeas after soaking for 10-12 hours until plump.
3. Add the soaked chickpeas to a blender.
4. Add 300ml of water to the blender with the chickpeas.
5. Blend the chickpeas and water until very smooth; ensure there are no lumps.
6. Pour the blended mixture into a nut milk bag or cheesecloth over a pot.
7. Squeeze out all the liquid, reserving the chickpea milk and the pulp (okara).
8. Cook the chickpea milk on medium-low heat, whisking constantly and closely, until it thickens into a pudding-like consistency.
9. Pour half of the thickened chickpea mixture into a serving bowl for tofu pudding.
10. Pour the remaining mixture into a container and cool it in the fridge for 1 hour to make firm tofu.
11. Once cooled, invert the tofu pudding from the bowl onto a plate.
12. Serve the tofu pudding with tapioca pearls and sugar syrup.
13. Dice the firm chickpea tofu into cubes.
14. Add the diced chickpea tofu to a pan with a sauce (ingredients not specified in video).
15. Serve the chickpea tofu with rice.

## Equipment

- bowl
- strainer
- blender
- nut milk bag or cheesecloth
- pot
- whisk
- spatula
- serving bowl
- container

## Tips

- This tofu is light and high in protein.
- The chickpea pulp, or okara, can be used to make delicious patties.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQiE8k8CDNw/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/1830304f-9ded-432c-a76a-d1443bdfdef3
- Extracted: 2025-12-21

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