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Manji Gram Flour 500 Gms is gram flour in the smallest pack the shop keeps. Everything else in the besan line here starts at a kilo, which is more than some kitchens will get through before it turns.

Besan does not keep as well as people assume. The oil in the chickpea goes off, and old besan gives pakoras a faintly bitter edge that no amount of chaat masala hides. If your besan is for the occasional plate of bhajis rather than weekly kadhi, buying half a kilo at a time is the better call.

How long does besan keep once opened? Two to three months in a sealed container in a cool cupboard, and it goes bitter rather than mouldy. Smell it before you fry, because a whole batch of pakoras made with stale besan is a real waste.

Is 500 grams enough for a party? Not really. Half a kilo makes a decent plateful of pakoras for four or five people. For a function or a crowd, take one of the kilo or two kilo bags instead.

In a full kilo, TRS gram flour in a kilo bag is the standard buy, and besan at Panjab Supermarket carries the fine milled and bulk packs. 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.