Flour has always been an important ingredient in Indian cuisine. In all regions of India – North, South, East, and West – housewives widely use one basic type of flour in their daily cooking.
Interestingly, most modern Indian cuisine is based on one particular type of flour, such as besan flour, wheat flour, or rice flour. More worryingly, with the advent of Western cuisine and the influence of fast food, the overuse and unnoticed prevalence of less healthy varieties such as refined flour (also known as maida) is beginning to produce unpleasant effects.
Lifestyle diseases such as obesity and unstable blood pressure are on the rise. At the same time, there are shortages of essential nutrients in all households.
Perhaps it is time to look back and reflect on the history of India and its heart. Indian cuisine is based on a mixture of different flavors and flours. People in remote villages and rural communities across the country have long consumed locally sourced foods mixed with flour to build strength and stamina for the physically demanding work of farming, harvesting, and gathering in the forests.
This is a wake-up call for city dwellers and it’s time they realized that daily nutrition alone will not help them achieve their long-term health goals. In the hustle and bustle of daily life, it’s easy, and sometimes even forgivable, to overlook important nutrients. But sooner or later, symptoms, big or small, remind us that our bodies need everything in balance and in different forms.
Breaking the habit of eating only one soup and one vegetable is the first step toward that balance. Try to include more types of flour products in your daily diet. They not only provide the fiber needed for digestive and renal function, but also important vitamins and energy sources that the human body needs.
The addition of organic ragi, besan, or bajra to wheat and rice flour dough provides the flavor and variety required by the Indian diet. In fact, many interesting recipes are developed when ragi and wheat are used together in varying proportions, and many vegetables and desserts are delicious with the quick paste of salted rice and besan flour.
Once you get used to using and mixing these flours in your daily routine, you can experiment with many organic dishes and options to add more health to this energetic mix.
Raga and millet flours provide strength, while others provide endurance. They also help regulate weight loss and metabolism. Problems such as cholesterol levels and diabetes can be easily solved by using a good combination of different grains and flour.
It does not contain the gluten present in other flours. Contains fiber not found in other flours. It is low in unsaturated fatty acids. Its natural and unrefined properties immediately distinguish it from conventional flours, which are often consumed in a hurry or out of habit. It is best used in its natural state so that it does not need to be refined and has a special place in the diet.
Healthy organic flours like aashirvaad atta are as readily available and affordable as their less healthy counterparts. They are inedible, can be used in any recipe, and also combine well in many different forms.
