{"title":"Navratri Flours \u0026 Grains","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen the fast rules out wheat and rice, these are the flours that take their place in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/navratri\"\u003eNavratri groceries\u003c\/a\u003e. Rajgira is amaranth seed flour, light and slightly nutty. Singhara atta is milled from dried water chestnuts and has a soft, sweet taste. Kuttu is buckwheat, a seed and no relation to wheat, with a deep earthy flavour. Moraiyo is barnyard millet, called samo or sama ke chawal in the north and vari or bhagar in Maharashtra, sold whole as a grain and milled as flour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach has its dish. Rajgira makes thin puris and thepla, kuttu is rolled into rotis or whisked into batter for kuttu ke pakode, and singhara flour is roasted in ghee for singhara halwa or kneaded into puris. Whole samo cooks like rice for khichdi and pulao, and potato starch binds doughs and crisps the coating on fasting cutlets. More farali blends sit under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/farali-flour\"\u003efarali flour\u003c\/a\u003e, and the sweeteners for halwa are in Navratri sweets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFamilies draw the line in different places. Barnyard millet is a grass seed, so some households treat it as a grain and leave it out, while others have always counted it as farali. Ready mixes can carry rice flour or other additions, so read the ingredients before cooking for a strict fast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuckwheat and amaranth flours go stale sooner than everyday atta, because of the oil in the seed. Buy for the festival, fold the bag tightly and keep it in an airtight tub. A pack opened last Navratri should be smelled before use, and a bitter or paint-like note means it has turned.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"annam-moraiyo-flour-500g","title":"Annam Moraiyo Flour 500g","description":"\u003cp\u003eMoraiyo is the Gujarati name for little millet, the small grain many families turn to on fasting days when wheat and rice are set aside. Annam mill it into a soft, pale flour with a mild, faintly sweet flavour, and the bag holds nothing else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBind the flour with mashed potato, green chilli, cumin and rock salt, then roll out small rotis or thalipeeth and cook them on a hot tawa with a little ghee. It also makes a quick farali dhokla, a batter for pakoras on vrat days, and a light porridge cooked in milk with jaggery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingle ingredient: little millet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo allergens declared on the pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e500g bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct of India\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoraiyo dough has no gluten, so it is easier to pat out by hand than to roll. For another Annam flour, try \u003ca href=\"\/products\/annam-bajra-flour-500g\"\u003eAnnam Bajra Flour 500g\u003c\/a\u003e, or browse all our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/millet-and-gluten-free-flour\"\u003emillet and speciality flours\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Annam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55114973839699,"sku":null,"price":1.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/annam-moraiyo-flour-500g-front.png?v=1790755837"},{"product_id":"fudco-samo-seeds-1kg","title":"Fudco Samo Seeds 1kg","description":"\u003cp\u003eSamo, also sold as moriyo, sama ke chawal or vrat ke chawal, is barnyard millet: a tiny cream grain that cooks like rice and is the staple of fasting days across Gujarat and North India. Fudco pack the whole grain, cleaned and ready to rinse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to cook it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRinse the grain, then cook one cup in two to two and a half cups of water until soft, about 10 to 15 minutes. For vrat khichdi, temper cumin and green chilli in ghee, add diced potato and roasted peanuts, then the samo and water, and finish with rock salt and lemon. It also makes a savoury upma, a sweet kheer in milk, and crisp dosa when soaked and ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhole barnyard millet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCooks in about 10 to 15 minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1kg bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eServe vrat khichdi with a spoon of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/heera-pure-butter-ghee-1kg\"\u003eHeera Pure Butter Ghee 1kg\u003c\/a\u003e, or browse our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/millet-and-gluten-free-flour\"\u003emillet and speciality flours\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fudco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55115034100051,"sku":null,"price":4.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/fudco-samo-seeds-1kg-front.png?v=1790755899"},{"product_id":"heera-buckwheat-flour-1kg","title":"Heera Buckwheat Flour 1kg","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuckwheat flour, kuttu ka atta, is the flour of Navratri and Ekadashi, when grains are off the menu. Despite the name, buckwheat is a seed, not a wheat, and Heera’s flour has a dark, earthy flavour with 13.8g of protein and 10.2g of fibre per 100g.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBind the flour with boiled mashed potato and rock salt to make kuttu puris or parathas, which are much easier to shape than a plain buckwheat dough. Whisk it with water, green chilli and cumin for fasting pakoras, or use it in pancakes, galettes and soba style noodles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuckwheat flour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13.8g protein and 10.2g fibre per 100g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMay contain traces of wheat (gluten), so not suitable for coeliacs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1kg bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFry kuttu puris in \u003ca href=\"\/products\/heera-pure-butter-ghee-1kg\"\u003eHeera Pure Butter Ghee 1kg\u003c\/a\u003e for a fasting day treat, or browse our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/millet-and-gluten-free-flour\"\u003emillet and speciality flours\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55115058184531,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/heera-buckwheat-flour-1kg-front.png?v=1790755934"},{"product_id":"heera-farari-flour-800g","title":"Heera Farari Flour 800g","description":"\u003cp\u003eFarari flour is the ready mixed flour for vrat and upvas, the days when wheat and rice are set aside. Heera blends barnyard millet (samo) with water chestnut flour (singoda) and amaranth flour (rajgira), the three grains most Gujarati and North Indian families turn to on Ekadashi, Navratri and Shivratri.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnead with warm water, a little ghee and rock salt into a soft dough for farali puris and thepla, or roll thin for rotis cooked on a hot tawa. Mixed with boiled potato it binds farali pattice and tikki, and a thin batter makes crisp pakoras and dosa style pancakes. The flour has no gluten of its own, so wet your hands and press the dough out gently without stretching it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSamo 60%, singoda 20%, rajgira 20%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuitable for vegetarians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMay contain traces of wheat (gluten), so check before serving to anyone who must avoid it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e800g bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a single grain fasting flour try \u003ca href=\"\/products\/annam-moraiyo-flour-500g\"\u003eAnnam Moraiyo Flour 500g\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/products\/heera-buckwheat-flour-1kg\"\u003eHeera Buckwheat Flour 1kg\u003c\/a\u003e, and see the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/farali-flour\"\u003efarali flour\u003c\/a\u003e range.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55143211729235,"sku":null,"price":3.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/heera-farari-flour-800g-front.png?v=1790845299"},{"product_id":"heera-farina-potato-starch-1-5kg","title":"Heera Farina Potato Starch 1.5kg","description":"\u003cp\u003eFarina is pure potato starch, a fine, squeaky white powder that thickens liquids without clouding them. In Gujarati kitchens it is a fasting day staple, because potato is one of the few foods allowed on many vrat days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStir a spoonful into cold water before adding it to a simmering sauce, soup or gravy and it sets to a glossy finish in a minute. On fasting days it binds farali pattice, sabudana vada and potato tikki, and helps farali flour doughs hold together. It also gives a light, crisp coating to fried vegetables and lifts the crumb of sponge cakes when swapped for a little of the flour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePotato starch only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo fat, sugar or salt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMay contain traces of wheat (gluten), milk, nuts and peanuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.5kg bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse it alongside \u003ca href=\"\/products\/heera-farari-flour-800g\"\u003eHeera Farari Flour 800g\u003c\/a\u003e for fasting day cooking, or browse all our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/farali-flour\"\u003efarali flour\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55143213400403,"sku":null,"price":4.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/heera-farina-potato-starch-1.5kg-front.png?v=1790845309"}],"url":"https:\/\/chandrastores.co.uk\/collections\/navratri-flours-and-grains.oembed","provider":"Chandra Stores","version":"1.0","type":"link"}