Description

Aashirvaad Fine Gram Flour / Besan 2 KG prints the word fine on the label, which most besan packs do not. That one word saves the guesswork the rest of this shelf leaves you to do yourself.

At this size it is a cooking-for-a-crowd pack, the one bought before a function or by a household that makes besan sweets in quantity. Fine besan is what mysore pak and besan ladoo need, and it is the safer choice for kadhi, where any coarseness shows up as grittiness in the finished pot.

What does fine mean on a besan pack? The grind. A fine besan has been milled and sifted to a smaller particle size, so it dissolves in liquid without lumps. Most besan is sold without stating a grade at all, so a pack that prints it is telling you something worth knowing.

Is 2 kilos too much for a normal kitchen? It is a lot if you only fry pakoras occasionally, since besan is best used within a few months. Buy it if you make besan sweets, cook for functions, or get through kadhi weekly. Otherwise a kilo bag will be fresher when you reach the bottom.

In a kilo instead, Rajdhani besan in a kilo is the smaller buy, and store cupboard flours at Panjab Supermarket covers the rest of an Indian store cupboard. Vegetarian. Store it in a cool, dry place in a sealed container, because flour takes up damp and picks up the smell of whatever sits beside it. Order online at Panjab Supermarket for same-day delivery across Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Leidsche Rijn, Vleuten, Maarssen, Zeist, Bunnik, IJsselstein, Vianen, and Culemborg. Free delivery on orders over 49 euros.