With the start of Navratri, fraudsters have also become active in the market and are adulterating the items eaten during the fast. Eating adulterated items will not only break your fast but will also have a bad effect on your health.

Kuttu Ka Atta: Navratri, one of the major festivals of Hindus, has started from 30 March i.e. Sunday. A large number of people keep a 9-day fast during Navratri and worship Mata Rani. This time Navratri starts from 30 March and continues till 7 April. During this time, fasting people eat many types of nutritious food to keep themselves energetic, in which sago, water chestnut flour and buckwheat flour are consumed the most.

With the start of Navratri, fraudsters have also become active in the market and are adulterating the items eaten during the fast. If you are also buying such adulterated items, then not only your fast will be broken, but it can also have a bad effect on your health. In such a situation, we will tell you about the way to identify the most consumed buckwheat flour during fasting, so that if you are going to buy buckwheat flour, you can avoid adulteration.

Identify by color

The biggest identity of buckwheat flour is its color. The color of buckwheat flour is dark brown. If it is adulterated, then its color can become light. In such a situation, if you are also getting light colored buckwheat flour, then be careful.

Try putting it in water

Real buckwheat flour can also be identified by putting it in water. You can put a spoonful of buckwheat flour in a glass of water and see. If it is adulterated with any other thing, then it will be seen floating on the top in the water. With this, you can identify real buckwheat flour. You can also identify it by kneading the dough. If there is adulteration in the flour, it will scatter while kneading.

Shop only after checking the label

If you are going to buy buckwheat flour, then first check its packet properly. It must have FSSAI mark, along with this you can also see what all is mixed in it. Along with this, you will also get information about the expiry date.