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Different Types of Flour and How to Use Them

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Flours are the ingredients which are used in every home for making food. There are multiple types of flour available in the market and available everywhere. In this article we are going to talk about different types of flours. If you don't know enough about flours then this article is for you. 

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Corn Flour

A form of flour called cornmeal is made by grinding dried corn kernels. The inclusion of corn husk, germ, and endosperm makes it whole wheat flour. 

Depending on the type of corn used, cornmeal can be white or blue in addition to its typical yellow colour. Like all flour, cornmeal is often used with a binder, such as an egg, to give shape and structure to baked dishes and other foods.

 

 Wheat Flour

When wheat is ground into a powder, wheat flour is produced for human consumption. If a wheat variety has a low gluten content, it is referred to as "soft" or "weak," and if it has a high gluten content, it is referred to as "hard" or "strong."

Amaranth Flour

 

Pigweed is a genus of annual or short-lived perennials found throughout the world. Some species of amaranth are grown as ornamentals, pseudocereals, and leafy vegetables. In summer or fall, saucers bloom in close clusters of catkin-like flowers.

 

Barley flour

 

The shell is dried to form a flour called shell flour. The seashell mold and various panels including flat panels and yeast panels are made from seashell flour. Crab meal comes in two basic grades: coarse and fine.

Diabetic Flour 

 

Macrobiotic nutritionist and health educator Shilpa Arora says that amaranth, buckwheat and ragi are the best foods to eat if you have diabetes. The low carbohydrate content of these flours makes the flour they produce useful for controlling blood sugar levels.

Multigrain Flour

 Multi Grain Flour

They should use at least two whole grains to make multigrain flour, but they usually contain more, like sesame, wheat, oats, brown rice, and even seeds. Flax, quinoa and buckwheat seeds are often used.

Singhara Flour

 

The fruit that grows underwater is called singhara, which is sometimes known as water thistle or water chestnut. Although it is generally a winter fruit, its derivatives, especially the flour, are available throughout the year. Castaway seeds are dried and ground and used to make flour.

Soyabean Flour 

 

Roasted soybeans are processed into powder and used to make soy flour. It is a good source of calcium, B vitamins, iron, and protein. Soy flour can be added to baked goods or used as a thickening agent in juices and sauces.

 

Bejad Flour 

 

Special multigrain flour called Bejad ka Atta is highly appreciated in Rajasthan. Includes wheat (wheat), fenugreek seeds (fenugreek seeds), black gram (black gram), soybeans, and barley (barley). It tastes great and is very nutritious. It is a great source of fiber and minerals due to its combination of very nutritious ingredients.

Refined Flour

The best type of flour is flour, also known as "maida", which is used to make breads, bhatura, samosas, pizza bases and many other snacks. It becomes white and aesthetically pleasing through the bleaching process.

Ragi ( Finger Millet ) Flour

 

 

The hardy crop of finger millet (Eleusine coracana), grown in the dry, mountainous regions of Africa and Asia, is used to make finger millet flour, also called finger millet or ragi.

Sorghum Flour

 

The whole sorghum grain kernel is finely ground to produce sorghum flour. This ancient cereal grain is widespread in Africa and Australasia. It is the fifth most significant cereal crop in the world and its origins can be traced back 5000 years.

Pearl Millet Flour

 

Grinding the Bajra (pearl millet) grains produces Bajra flour. It has a nutty flavour and is greyish in color. Bajra flour is a fantastic source of iron, protein, folic acid, and fiber, which controls complex illnesses like anemia, constipation, and obesity and eliminates all toxins.

 

Chickpea Flour

 

Dry chickpeas, also referred to as garbanzo beans, are used to make chickpea flour. Gram flour is a comparable flour made from yellow gramme lentils, which are split chickpeas

Besan

 

                                                      

Besan, also known as Bengal gram or black gram, is a type of lentil flour prepared from ground chickpeas. It is a fundamental part of the cuisine of the Indian subcontinent, which includes Indian, Bangladeshi, Burmese, Nepalese, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, and Caribbean cuisines.