Chia seeds soak up water or milk and turn into a thick gel. If you use 1 tablespoon of seeds with 4 tablespoons of liquid, you get a gel.
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Soaking chia seeds in water or milk at a ratio of 1 tablespoon of seeds to 4 tablespoons of liquid results in the formation of a gel.
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