Banshi vs Paigambari Wheat

Which to actually buy

• Buy Banshi as your everyday, all purpose flour, since it needs no real adjustment from standard atta habits.
• Buy Paigambari when a specific dish is meant to showcase the wheat's own aroma, not as your default daily bag.
• If you only want to keep one variety stocked, Banshi is the more versatile everyday choice of the two.
• If you already have an everyday flour and want to add one specialty option, Paigambari is the more distinctive addition.
• Both cook fairly similarly in terms of hydration and timing, so the decision is really about flavour, not technique.

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Banshi vs Paigambari buying questions

Which is the safer everyday choice?

Banshi, since it behaves closest to standard atta and needs the least adjustment.

Is Paigambari harder to cook with than Banshi?

Not significantly, the two are close in hardness. The main difference is Paigambari's more pronounced aroma.

Should I buy Paigambari as my only flour?

Most buyers keep it as an addition rather than a sole everyday flour, given its faster fading aroma and smaller batch appeal.

Do these two cost about the same?

Broadly similar, both carry a premium over commodity wheat for comparable reasons.