By Devi Poojari
October 16, 2023
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Given the variety of fasting foods prepared and consumed during this time, being mindful of the nutritional value of each meal will allow feeling satisfied and healthy. Here are six different types of flours that are perfect to cook with while fasting.
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Also known popularly as kuttu ka aata, buckwheat flour is a gluten-free flour that is rich in fibre, calcium and protein.
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Lightly toasting and grinding this millet can also produce a batch of flour which is ideal to make porridge or use as coating for cutlets and to make bhakri.
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Rajgira or amaranth flour is a whole-grain flour packed with nutrients that aid weight-loss, as well as keeps one full during the fasting period.
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This fruit-based flour made with Indian water chestnuts is one of the best types of flours to use for meals that require you to stay full for longer.
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Used most popularly for cakes, cookies and crumbles, almond flour is also perfect to make ladoos, barfi and buttery halwa.
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Although sago pearls are often enjoyed in their original form during Navratri fasting, the flour made by grinding the sabudana is a gluten-free yet highly starchy flour.
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