Bread made from gram flour, the fine, pale yellow chickpea (US: garbanzo bean) flour made from channa dhal (the ones which resemble yellow split lentils).
Gram flour or besan, the fine, pale yellow chickpea (US: garbanzo bean) flour made from channa dhal (the ones which resemble yellow split lentils). It is used to make pakoras and for binding dishes such as kebabs as well as making excellent batter.
A savoury snack made with spiced, ground, fermented chickpea (US: garbanzo bean) flour or besan, fried in oil.
Pool barb. A freshwater or brackish water fish related to the minnow, growing no longer than 10 cm (4") . It is found in the Mekong, Irawaddy and other rivers of Nepal, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Sri Lanka. It is mainly an aquarium fish but is eaten in Bangladesh.
Fished extensively in the rivers and estuaries of India and Bangladesh, the bata, a bottom-feeding relation of carp, may grow to 60 cm (2 ft).
