True Grit Food Care Desk · 2 min read
Urad Dal Khichdi
A heavier, earthier take on khichdi than the usual moong version, built around split black gram.
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True Grit Community Team · 2 min read
Urad Dal Tadka
A simple tempered dal that leans on the pulse's own earthy flavour rather than a heavy spice list.
True Grit Farms Desk · 3 min read
Urad Dal Vada
A batter that needs to float before frying, and the soaking and beating that actually gets it there.
True Grit Community Team · 2 min read
Urad Sattu vs Chana Sattu
If this is your first sattu purchase, start with the more traditional option.
True Grit Kitchen · 3 min read
What Are Flax Seeds?
A small oilseed, known as alsi in Hindi, eaten whole, ground or pressed into oil across Indian and international kitchens.
True Grit Food Care Desk · 3 min read
What Are Red Lentils?
A small, fast cooking pulse known as masoor, sold whole with its skin on or split into the familiar orange dal.
True Grit Community Team · 3 min read
What Are Self Help Groups (SHGs)?
Small, community organised groups, often of women, that pool savings and support local livelihoods, including food processing.
True Grit Food Care Desk · 3 min read
What Are Sesame Seeds?
Called til in Hindi, one of the oldest cultivated oilseeds, eaten whole, ground into chutney, or pressed into oil.
True Grit Community Team · 3 min read
What Are White Field Peas?
Dried, mature field peas, distinct from the fresh green peas most people picture, used in ghugni and ragda.
True Grit Farms Desk · 2 min read
What Does FSSAI Certification Mean?
A basic food safety requirement every food business needs, distinct from and unrelated to organic status.
True Grit Kitchen · 3 min read
What Does Organic Food Actually Mean?
More than an absence of chemicals. A legal, certified standard covering how a crop is grown, handled and recorded.
True Grit Kitchen · 2 min read
What Does the Jaivik Bharat Logo Mean?
A quick visual signal, but the certificate number next to it is what actually confirms the claim.