Description : Emmer wheat, commonly known as “Khapli". It is one of the ancient wheats. Emmer wheat, due to hard and vitreous nature of its grains, milling quality is very superior especially for semolina preparation.Semolina of dicoccum wheat needs less cooking time and has more cooking tolerance.
Benefits: high dietary fibre content, low glycemic index, high satiety value and higher content of antioxidants. Low in gluten. It is known to aid in management of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
Uses: make upma , payasam , porridge.
Did you know We have our ancestors to thank for incorporating emmer into our diet as a species. They consumed emmer especially in the form of porridge. When hunters and gatherers settled down to work the land, emmer was one of the first plants they cultivated.
