Congratulations to our First Customer!

Kasturi Foods is happy to announce its 'First Customer' the State Bank of Mysore, Bengaluru in encouraging and believing us in our ability,confidence and strength of our products.

We express our sincere appreciation and gratitude and move forward from strength to strength to increase our customer base.

Besan Ladoo!

Our third product is homemade 'Besan Ladoo' which is shown in the image below. This is prepared using homemade besan flour, pure ghee and dry fruits with Indian ethnic spices.

The shelf life of this product is one month/30 days if you make them using pure ghee.

Kids love it in all our traditional homes and it can be given as gift for festivals to your friends and relatives.

Its delicious, nutritious and it can be also added as a breakfast take away.

Gram or Chickpea or Besan Nutrition facts!

Gram flour is a flour made from ground chickpeas, a legume otherwise known as chana dal. It is also known as chickpea flour, garbanzo flour, or besan (Bengali: বেসন beshon). Used in many countries, it is a staple ingredient in Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi cuisines, and, in the form of a paste with water or yoghurt, a popular facial exfoliant in the Indian Subcontinent. Moreover, when mixed with an equal proportion of water, can be used as an egg-replacer in vegan cooking.Chila (or chilla), a pancake made with gram flour batter, is a popular street and fast food in India.

Gram flour contains a high proportion of carbohydrates but no gluten. Despite this, in comparison to other flours, it has a relatively high proportion of protein.

Chick peas and bengal grams are used to make curries and are one of the most popular vegetarian foods in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the UK. On the Indian subcontinent chickpeas are called Harbharaa in Marathi (the green variety, that is), kadale kaalu in Kannada, shanaga (శనగ) in Telugu, chana in Hindi , Chhola in Bengali and konda kadalai in Tamil,^[8] where they are a major source of protein in a mostly vegetarian culture.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 cup 92g (92 g)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 356                                            Calories from Fat 52

                                                               % Daily Value*

Total Fat 6g                                                    9%

Saturated Fat 1g                                             3%
Trans Fat

Cholesterol 0mg                                             0%
Sodium 59mg                                                 2%
Total Carbohydrate 53g                                 18%

Dietary Fiber 10g                                          40%
Sugars 10g
Protein 21g

Vitamin A                                                      1%

Vitamin C                                                      0%
Calcium                                                        4%

Iron                                                             25%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. www.NutritionData.com
Calories per gram:
Fat 9                  Carbohydrate 4               Protein 4

Caloric Ratio
Carbs                      Fats                            Protein
61%                        14%                             25%

Gondh-Dry fruit Ladoo!

Our second home made product ' Gum-Dry fruit Ladoo' is made with puffed edible gum crystals, pure ghee, dryfruits and Indian ethnic spices.

This Ladoo is very healthy and nutrituous especially for pregnant women or for women who has borne child which helps in increasing their lactation. Usually a glass of milk is consumed after eating this in the early morning during breakfast.

The shelf life of this product is 8-10 days from the date of making.

We make two types of this ladoo one with 'Sugar' and the other with 'Jaggery'. Both taste different as jaggery is subtle in tasting sweet.

'Gondh-Dry fruit Burfis' are also available made with jaggery .

Good wishes for Kasturi Foods!

Dear Keerthi

Congratulations.  Best wishes for Kasturi Ladoos.

Regards

Dr TR Madan Mohan
Managing Partner
'Browne & Mohan' Consulting Services
    Your Knowledge Partner

Edible gum or Gondh Crystals

What are edible gum crystals?

Dinka, Gond or edible  gum crystals are available in small pieces, clean and white, especially meant for eating after being cooked. Dinkache ladoo are highly nutritious and should be eaten in winters and not in summers as the gum has been known to generate heat in the body. Dinkache ladoo are traditionally given to lactating mothers as they help in the production of milk. The other ingredients in the ladoo help in providing a "punch" of nutrition in a sweet and satisfying way.

Puffed Gum crystals ( crystals fried in pure ghee)

Goonder (Edible Gum Arabic)

Goonder is a natural additive obtained from the bark of certain varieties of acacia tree. Gum arabic is colourless, tasteless and odourless and is used in food processing to thicken, emulsify and stabilise foods such as candy, ice cream and sweet syrups.

Moong Ladoo or Green Gram Ladoo!

Our home made delicious and nutritious 'Moong Ladoo' or 'Green Gram Ladoo' made with Moong flour /Green gram flour, pure ghee, dryfruits & Indian ethnic spices.

The sizes of the Ladoos are 4x4 cm with uniformity and consistency of the taste maintained.

The color/appearance of the 'Green Gram Ladoo' is jade green in color due to the color of the husk of the green gram.

The shelf life of the 'Moong Ladoo' or 'Green Gram Ladoo' is one month/30 days as fresh as it was made on the first day if only pure ghee is used for making.

Children will love this for its lingering taste and Young & Old will want it more for its nutritional facts.

Moong Dal Nutrition Facts!

Mung bean (Hindi: ?), also known as green bean, choroko (in Swahili), mung, mongo, moong, moog (whole) / moog dal (split) (in Bengali , Marathi), mash bean, munggo or monggo, green gram, golden gram, and green soy, is the seed of Vigna radiata which is native to Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. The split bean is known as moong dal,Hesarakalu (kannada), which is green with the husk, and yellow when dehusked. The beans are small, oval in shape, and green in color. The English word "mung" derives from the Hindi moong.

Scientific classification

 Kingdom: Plantae

 Genus: Vigna
 Species: V. radiata'

Binomial name :Vigna radiata

Synonyms :Phaseolus aureus Roxb.

Mature seeds, raw Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)

Energy 1,452 kJ (347 kcal)
Carbohydrates 62.62 g
Sugars 6.60 g
Dietary fiber 16.3 g
Fat 1.15 g
Protein 23.86 g
Vitamin C 4.8 mg (8%)
Calcium 132 mg (13%)
Magnesium 189 mg (51%)
Phosphorus 367 mg (52%)
Potassium 1246 mg (27%)
Sodium 15 mg (1%)
Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults.

(Source: USDA Nutrient database )

Boiled mung beans Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)

Energy 441 kJ (105 kcal)
Carbohydrates 19.15 g
Sugars 2.00 g
Dietary fiber 7.6 g
Fat 0.38 g
Protein 7.02 g
Vitamin C 1.0 mg (2%)
Calcium 27 mg (3%)
Magnesium 0.298 mg (0%)
Phosphorus 99 mg (14%)
Potassium 266 mg (6%)
Sodium 2 mg (0%)
Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults.

(Source: USDA Nutrient database )

For more details on Moong Dal visit http://agmarknet.nic.in/amrscheme/4.Manual-GreengramText.htm

Happy Kannada Rajyotsva!

Dear All,

This blog is created on Kannada Rajyotsva day wishing all kannadigas a celebration of State Festival by worshipping Goddess Bhuvaneshwari.

Also, we the family are happy to announce our new firm named 'KASTURI FOODS' in the name of our beloved mother 'Kasturi'. This idea had been expressed by our family members from a long time since my mother is an excellent chef or you can call her 'Master Chef' and for over a 30 years of experience in Kitchen she is still motivated to try any new recipes of different culture. Our family friends, relatives & guests who have tasted her delicious recipes have always come back for wanting more. Hence this is a tribute to my 'Mother' who has cooked for us all her life and taught the recipe and serving of 'Cooking with Love'.

'Kasturi Foods' is into launch of special homemade ladoos namely 'Moong Ladoo , Gondh-Dry Fruit Ladoo & Besan Ladoo' which is the favourite of any child in our traditional homes from Karnataka, Gujarat, Rajasthan to Maharashtra.

Here is our Logo flagging off within few months commercially.