Grinding sesame seeds sufficiently to achieve a silky smooth, soft texture is time consuming, so for home-made goma-dofu, sesame pastes sold in stores can be used instead of grinding the sesame seeds yourself, and potato starch can be used instead of kuzu starch.
胡麻を、舌触りが滑らかになるまで肌理細かく擂るのは大変に手間のかかる作業だが、家庭で作るならば市販の練りゴマを使い、葛粉は片栗粉（とはいえ大半はジャガイモでんぷんだが）で代用すればよい。