Is besan gluten free - #28676
I am really confused about this whole gluten thing and besan. A few weeks ago, I attended a friend’s birthday party where they served a ton of delicious Indian food. I remember asking her if the chole bhature were safe for me since I have celiac disease. She told me that made from besan, which got me thinking... Is besan gluten free? Because if it is, I'm in heaven with all the yummy pakoras and bhajis. But then I heard from another friend that sometimes flour blends include gluten, so that kind of threw me off. I remember having this gut feeling that certain brands of besan might have cross-contamination, so I'm like, is besan gluten free or what? I mean, I'm just worried that I might accidentally get sick again the way I did last month after eating something I thought was safe but wasn’t. It feels like I'm always on the hunt for gluten-free options and now I'm stressing over besan. Does anyone have a clear answer? Like, can I trust that all besan is gluten free, or should I be looking out for something specific? Thanks!
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