How to make Besan flour at home

Ingredients:
Bengal Gram - 2 kgs

Method:
Wash and soak Bengal gram for about 1/2 an hour. Drain all the water and dry it in shade for about 1/2 day. keep it in sun for about 1/2 an hour. Grind it in flour mill to a fine powder. This can be used to make all kinds of savouries and sweets that call for besan flour. Bajjis made out of home made besan flour will not intake lots of oil.

How to Urad Dal Powder at home to prepare savouries

Urad Dal Powder is used to make a few many south Indian savouries. This flour comes in handy especially during the festive season.

Ingredients:
Urad Dal - 2 cups

Method:
   Dry roast Urad Dal in a pan, ensure that it is not over done but turns just the reddish brown in colour. Let it cool and grind it to a fine powder. Better sieve after one fine ground to obtain a very fine powder.

  Store in an airtight container and place it in freezer.

How to make processed rice flour at home

Ingredients:

Raw Rice - 2 cups

Water - 1 cup

Method: 
Wash and soak rice for about 20 to 30 mins. Drain the water and spread the rice on a clean cloth under fan. Let it dry for almost 4 hours. Dry them in a mixie to a fine powder. If the powder is not fine, use a sieve to get a fine raw rice powder. One can make about 1 1/2 to 1 34th cups of flour.

This powder can be used to make Karadai, bakshanams like Murukku, Thenkuzhal etc 

Processed Raw Rice flour

Soaked raw rice spread in shade

Photos by Vasan Srini