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| gram flour
Language: English
Description: Gram usually means "whole" when referring to pulses. However, gram dhal or flour specifically refers to the fine, pale yellow chickpea flour made from channa dhal, split chickpeas (US: garbanzo beans) (the ones which resemble yellow split lentils). It is used to make pakoras and for binding dishes such as kebabs as well as making excellent batter.
| Gram flour in a supermarket on Brick Lane |
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Latin: Cicer arietinum
Ethnicity: Indian Subcontinent
Most frequent country: India
Better known as: besan
See foods and dishes: besan bundi, channa dhal
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