Benefits of Khapli Atta: Why This Ancient Wheat Should Be in Your Kitchen

Earlier picking atta used to be easy. You knew where the wheat came from. It went to the local chakki, and hot rotis landed on the table every day.

Then life got faster, and food got more convenient. It feels like over the period of time, a lot of old grains gradually slipped out of our kitchens.

Nowadays people are reading labels. They’re curious about what's in their food and how it's made. One old grain is finding its way back home - Khapli.

What makes Khapli atta special? Is it really any different from the atta you use every day? Let's find out.

What Is Khapli Atta, and How Is It Different?

Khapli atta is made from emmer wheat. It's one of the oldest wheats in the world. People in the Middle East first grew it around 10,000 years ago, and over time it made its way to India.

Today, it still grows in parts of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. Many families there have been making rotis with it for generations.

Khapli and regular wheat are related, but they aren't the same. In the last 100 years, regular wheat has changed a lot. A lot of those changes were made so farmers could grow more on each acre. Khapli hasn't been through much of that. It's still close to the wheat our grandparents used to eat.

Getting it ready takes some effort, though. Very little Khapli is grown compared to regular wheat. On top of that, it is also more time taking to process, so it is more expensive. Each grain has a hard shell, and that shell has to come off before the grain goes to the chakki. 

You'll notice it the first time you knead it. The dough may need a little extra water, and it doesn't stretch as much as regular atta. Leave it to rest for 15-20 minutes, then roll your rotis.

Khapli is still wheat, so yes, it has gluten. Give it a week in your kitchen, though. Your old atta dabba might start to feel a bit boring.

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What's In Our Khapli Atta?

We got our Khapli atta tested at an independent lab. Here's what's in every 100g:

• 16.7g protein. You use about 80g of atta for two rotis. That gives you around 13g of protein, and you haven't even added dal yet.

• 12g dietary fibre. FSSAI lets you call a food "high in fibre" at 6g, so ours has about twice that.

• Since Khapli is so high on fibre, the Glycemic Index of our Atta is also low. Test results show a GI of just 42.

• No added sugar.

• 0.6g saturated fat, and the lab found no trans fat.

We grind the whole grain, so the bran, the germ and the soft centre all stay in your atta.

Khapli vs Regular Atta

Disclaimer :- Regular wheat atta protein value: approximately 10.6 g per 100 g, based on the Indian Food Composition Tables (IFCT 2017), National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), ICMR. 

How Do Khapli Rotis Taste?

This is where Khapli wins people over.

Khapli rotis taste earthy and a little nutty. They're soft, with a slightly rustic bite. For a lot of families, that taste is the whole reason they switch and never go back. 

Why We Stone-Grind Our Khapli

At Rosier, we grind our Khapli the traditional way, on a stone chakki.

Once the tough outer shell comes off, the whole grain goes into the chakki. Nothing else is removed, and nothing is added. Our Khapli Atta is made from 100% Khapli wheat. You get a slightly coarse atta with an earthy smell, and rotis that taste like they came from your nani's kitchen.

The Perfect Pair: Khapli Roti and Bilona Ghee

A hot Khapli roti is good on its own. Add a spoon of our A2 Gir Cow Bilona Ghee and it becomes something else. We make our ghee from the milk of our own Gir cows, the slow bilona way. We set the milk into dahi, churn it into makkhan, and cook the makkhan on low heat until it turns golden. Its nutty and rich smell sits perfectly with the earthy taste of Khapli on the taste buds. It's the same combo our grandparents grew up eating: whole grain, slow-made ghee, and no shortcuts in making either one. Try it once and you'll understand why the two belong together.

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How to Use Khapli Atta Every Day

You don't need to change your whole diet. Just swap your atta.

Use Khapli for rotis, parathas, puris and theplas. You can bake breads and crackers with it too.

For softer rotis:

• Knead with enough water.

• Rest the dough for 15–20 minutes.

• Go easy on the dry flour while rolling.

Start with one meal a day, and give yourself a few days to get used to the taste.

Eating better doesn't always mean finding something new. Sometimes it means going back to the lifestyle our grandparents used to have.

Ready to bring Khapli back to your table? Try Rosier Khapli Atta, and don't forget the ghee.