As per general messaging Khapli has been said to have 'No Gluten Content', though Khapli is a wheat variety with minimal gluten content.
Organically Grown
The Monks Bouffe Khapli wheat is a heirloom variety of khapli grown in the Parbhani region of western Maharashtra.
It is exclusively grown by our farmer friends using natural/organic farming practices.
Reviving this ancient variety
It is speculated that Khapli wheat came to Northern India (Kashmir) from the Persia & Afghanistan region of the Middle-east.
While it reached Southern India by the sea route from NoorthEastern Africa. Khapli has been grown on our land for over 10,000 years though the revival of this nutritious variety has just begun once again.
A large number of farmers especially in Maharashtra have now started growing this ancient variety.
Easy to Digest
Moving away from the common belief that wheat is difficult to digest, the low gluten content and the low glycemic index make khapli comparatively easy on the stomach & easier to digest.
Many doctors, nutritionists and dieticians have now started recommending Khapli wheat for daily use when it comes to flat breads like rotis, chapattis or parathas.
Organically Grown
The Monks Bouffe Khapli wheat is a heirloom variety of khapli grown in the Parbhani region of western Maharashtra.
It is exclusively grown by our farmer friends using natural/organic farming practices.
Reviving this ancient variety
It is speculated that Khapli wheat came to Northern India (Kashmir) from the Persia & Afghanistan region ofthe Middle-east.
While it reached Southern India by the sea route from NoorthEastern Africa. Khapli has been grown on our land for over 10,000 years thoughthe revival of this nutritious variety has just begun once again.
A largenumber of farmers especially in Maharashtra have now started growing this ancient variety.
Easy to Digest
Moving away from the common belief that wheat is difficult to digest, the low gluten content and the lowglycemic index make khapli comparatively easy on the stomach & easier to digest.
Many doctors, nutritionists and dieticians have now started recommending Khapli wheat for daily use when it comes to flat breads like rotis, chapattis or parathas.
Stone Ground & Seived
Khapli wheat kernals are stone-ground to keep its nutrition value intact. Due to less generation of heat during stone-grinding, the nutrition value and the flavour of the flour remains intact.
Stone ground milling usually happens at a macimum speed of 40RPM.
Once ground, we manually sieve the flour to get a fine end product which is perfect for soft chapatis.
Stone Ground & Hand Seived
Khapli wheat kernals are stone-ground to keep its nutrition value intact. Due to less generation of heat during stone-grinding, the nutrition value and the flavour of the flour remains intact.
Stone ground milling usually happens at a macimum speed of 40RPM.
Once ground, we manually sieve the flour to get a fine end product which is perfect for soft chapatis.
Traditional Processing of Khapli Wheat
Khapli wheat is a Hulled Wheat, which means that two seeds sit inside an impenetrable fortress of a tightly bound chaff called Spikelet. This is what makes it a lengthier process to get the edible form of the khapli wheat, one of the reasons it got sidelined in the world which was moving towards productivity over everything else.
6 Key Benefits Of Khapli Wheat
For a healthy body and healthy mind
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1. Is Khapli/Emmer Wheat Flour Gluten Free?
2. What is gluten?
Gluten is a protein found in wheat.
The word glutencomes from the latin word "glue" that means to hold together. It actsas a binding agent to keep the food together and give it the requiredconsistency.
Some people mayhave issues with digesting the gluten in wheat. And therefore they may besuggested to consume a wheat variety that is low in gluten. Khapli/Emmer wheatbeing one of the options.
3 What is the difference between Khapli & other wheatvarieties?
Khapli Wheat has following difference compared to other wheat varieties:
> Lower Gluten content
> Low Glycemic Index
> Longer Grain size
> More fibre content
> Reddish colour as compared to brown for otherwheat varieties
4. Is Khapli Wheat easy to digest?
Khapli Wheat has high fibre and low gluten content which makes it easier to digest as compared to other wheat varieties.
5. What is the gluten content in Khapli Wheat flour?
The gluten content in Khapli Wheat is anywhere between 1%-3% only.
What is the difference between stoneground and roller milled flour?
Stone ground mills work at a maximum speed of 40 RPM while roller mills work at a speed above 120RPM and sometimes even at 160RPM.
Stone grinding keeps the nutrition value and flavour of the grain intact much more than roller milling.
Size Guide
1Kg Khapli Wheat Flour =
40 No of Gujarati chapatis
10 Bowls of Halwa
40 Servings of Porridge
Monks Bouffe Knowledge Guide
1. Type:
2. Crop Frequency in India:
3. Sowing Season in India:
Long Grain
Annual Crop
Rabi Season
(Sowing – Mid October To Mid December
Harvested - Mid March Onwards)
History Can Be Fun to Know!!
- The earliest evidence of cultivation of Khapli wheat comes from the Neolithic archeological site of Mehrgarh (6000-5000 BCE)
- The archeological findings in Haryana, Kanishkapura in Kashmir, Harappan settlement of Rohira in Punjab also show evidence of Khapli cultivation