Chickpea flour or besan is known by many names in India, take a look

Besan or chickpea flour is a multipurpose flour used in many India dishes. It is staple ingredient of Indian sub-continent and is also consumed in countries like Banglesh, Burma, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Me from raw or roasted chickpeas, besan is credited for many flavoursome dishes like kanda bhajiya, sev, boondi and many more. Also a popularly used in vegan dishes. But did you kw that besan has many names all around India? Let's take a look at se names: 

1. Kala Podi / Kala Mavu in Malayalam

Besan is called Kala Podi or Kala Mavu in Malayalam. People love this flour in sourn parts of India and besan is consumed in ir staple diet as well.

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2. Kalai mavu in Tamil 

Chickpea flour is called Kalai mavu in Tamil. Tamilians also use besan in ir daily food items. y like making besan dosa, mysore pak/ besan flour fudge and many more dishes. 

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3.Kale hittoo in Kanna 

Besan is called Kale hittoo in Kanna. Much like Tamilians, Kanna people also consume besan in ir daily diet. 

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4. Baeshun in Bengali 

Besan is called Baeshun or in Bengali. West Bengal is kwn for its rich cuisine and besan is used to make many things like sweets and pakodas in West Bengal. A drink of besan is also consumed by locals of West Bengal. 

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5. Chanyache peeth in Marathi 

Besan is called chanyache peeth in Marathi. People of Maharashtra also love using besan in ir food re is a vegetable dish as well me entirely by besan. Even va pav, a dish famous in state, uses besan. 

Learn how to make Besan bre pakodas at home 

Famous Masterchef Pankaj Bhouria has many recipes that include besan and viewers can learn how to make simple and easy dishes using besan. Like in this one post, she shows how to make Canteen Style Bre Pakodas at home. She writes - Let’s discover why ‘Ghar wale’ Bre Pakoda does t match upto ‘Canteen wale’ Bre Pakoda! It’s easy to create crisp, Canteen Style Bre Pakodas at home. And it will be a perfect match for tea in this rainy season! Aaj Shaam ki Chai ke saath yehi banate hain -
Aasaan hai!. Take a look at easy recipe by Masterchef to use besan: 

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