Omega Gram Flour (Besan): chickpea flour for pakoras, kadhi, cheela and laddoo. Single 1 kg pack.
Besan, or gram flour, is a pulse flour made from chana dal or chickpeas, and it is a staple in Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Nepali, Sri Lankan and Burmese cooking. It has a nutty flavour and is naturally free from wheat. Whisk besan with water, salt, chilli, ajwain and turmeric to make the batter for pakoras, bhajis and battered vegetables, or cook it into thin cheela pancakes, kadhi with yoghurt, besan laddoo, Mysore pak and dhokla. It also thickens curries and binds kebabs and koftas. Sift before use, as it tends to form lumps. Keep the flour in a sealed container in a cool place, and refrigerate in hot weather to stop it going stale. In Gujarat and Rajasthan it is the base of gatte, khandvi and fafda.
