Friday, 9 July 2010

Singhare Ka Atta or Water Chestnut Flour



  • Singhare ka atta is prepared from Singhara or Water Chestnut.
  • Singhara are floating annual aquatic plants, growing in slow-moving water up to 5 meters deep, native to warm temperate parts of Eurasia and Africa.
  • Singhara plants bear ornately shaped fruits that resemble the head of a bull, each containing a single very large starchy seed.
  • Singhara has been cultivated in China and India for at least 3,000 years for these seeds, which are boiled and sold as an occasional street side snack in the south of that country.
  • Singhara flour or Water Chestnut Flour is made from dried, ground water chestnuts. The nuts are boiled, peeled, dried then ground into flour. The nuts are also eaten raw.
  • The Singhara flour is bright white fine powder; it is actually a starch rather than flour.
  • Singhara flour is primarily use as a thickener. It is also used in Asian recipes to make batters for deep-frying.
  • Singhare ka atta is used in many religious rituals and can be consumed as a phalahar diet on the Hindu fasting days.
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21 comments:

  1. Nidhi Raizada8 April 2011 at 12:35

    thanks Tushar....

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  2. Ravi11 June 2011 at 08:08

    Please can you tell us how to make rotis with singhara atta? Also other dishes where this can be used?

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  3. khwaja_sayed20 June 2011 at 01:34

    Thank you for this wonderful food history / information.
    want to know if shinghare ka atta , does is have gluten?

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  4. Anonymous25 July 2011 at 20:43

    does it have gluten? i am quite sure not. but can anyone confirm

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  5. keerthana27 July 2011 at 02:30

    hi please let me know wher we get this Atta( Singhara flour) is it available in BAngalore

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  6. keerthana27 July 2011 at 02:31

    I think it is nt much used in south side.... Any body please let me know where do i get this flour...........

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  7. Latha Podila16 September 2011 at 09:35

    yeah..its available in bangalore. its gluten-free.

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  8. Anonymous27 September 2011 at 23:23

    But do we know the shop location and address where we can buy Singhara Atta in Bangalore ? I am in bangalore and still out of luck for Singahara Atta.

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  9. Anonymous30 September 2011 at 21:03

    It is available in super markets. I guess, you can find it in Food world, Reliance stores

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  10. Unknown12 April 2013 at 03:48

    I am in Bangalore since 2005 and find it very difficult during fasting as people in south don't know much about Kuttu ka atta and Singhare ka atta. 1 day fast is ok we can have some fruits but very difficult during navratri. As I am fasting first time for navratri, can anyone tell me what do we call Kuttu Ka Atta And Singhare ka Atta in Tamil or Kannada???

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  11. mjayaram225 October 2013 at 05:45

    @ latha Podila

    do you know the shop location and address where we can buy Singhara Atta in Bangalore ? I am in bangalore and still out of luck for Singahara Atta

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  12. Brijesh Yadav9 October 2013 at 01:50

    I have visited MORE BigBazar and Reliance stores in Banglore
    But I didn't find Singhara Atta.
    Could anyone tell me the exact location in Banglore

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  13. Brijesh Yadav9 October 2013 at 01:51

    I have visited MORE BigBazar and Reliance stores in Banglore
    But I didn't find Singhara Atta.
    Could anyone tell me the exact location in Banglore

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  14. Sadhaka28 December 2013 at 07:02

    You can get Singhara, Kuttu flour at this address: Bhavani General stores, #26. 59th cross, 5th Block, Near Bhasyam Circle, Rajajinagar, Bangalore. Ph: 080-23409946

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  15. Anonymous26 July 2014 at 07:26

    Fortunately Singhada in Hyderabad is available in seasons. But is an un known to many of the people.To my surprise, only a particular sect of community consumes much of it.

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  16. Anonymous26 July 2014 at 07:29

    Fortunately Singhada in Hyderabad is available in seasons. But is an un known to many of the people.To my surprise, only a particular sect of community consumes much of it.

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  17. Animesh19 August 2014 at 20:49

    Perfect information Mr Vinod K. It really helped me. Thanks a ton.

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  18. Anonymous26 September 2014 at 00:22

    Is it similar to kuttu ka atta?

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  19. Unknown30 July 2016 at 04:06

    Yes

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  20. Unknown30 July 2016 at 04:06

    Yes

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  21. Unknown2 August 2016 at 07:32

    Where I can get it in Trichy, Tamilnadu

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