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Besan is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Besan in a sentence

Related words

Besan | Besant | Besançon | Besanko | Besana

Besan meaning

Gram flour, as used in Indian and Burmese cuisine.

Using Besan

  • The main meaning on this page is: Gram flour, as used in Indian and Burmese cuisine.

Context around Besan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

jaggery 1× old 1× flour 1×

Often after:

rotis 1× neem 1× laddoo 1× flour 1× gram 1×

Sentence patterns with Besan

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the besan laddoo towers 1× chickpeas or besan flour cooked 1× made with besan by adding 1× now have besan rotis 1× plain old besan ka atta 1× the flour besan is used 1× used are besan gram flour 1× uses jaggery besan neem and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in punjabi cuisine 1× instead of chapatis 1× pithale bhakari is 1× sharma the farmer 1× the ingredients commonly 1× the namkeen is 1×

Common sentence endings:

a western spin 1× and curry leaves 1× and groundnut powder 1× besan ka atta 1× by the soil 1× have besan rotis 1×

Words around Besan

Just before it in the word index:

besame 2 besaid 2 besa 2 bes 21 berzunza 2 berzonsky 2

Just after it in the word index:

besana 2 besanko 4 besant 16 besar 28 besart 2 besch 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Besan

  • In this selection, "besan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, jaggery, old, flour, rotis, neem and laddoo stand out and add context to how "besan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the besan laddoo towers and chickpeas or besan flour cooked. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "besan" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with besan

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Instead of chapatis and rice, I now have besan rotis. (10 words)

The ingredients commonly used are besan ( gram flour ), or chickpea flour, and groundnut powder. (14 words)

You can also wash your face with a soap-free cleanser, or just plain old besan ka atta. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Sharma, the farmer from Solan, said that he now uses jaggery, besan, neem and kitchen materials like garlic, ginger and chilli along with cow waste to make the microbe cultures needed by the soil. (34 words)

While some desserts were closer to Indian mithais, such as the Amarkhand Mousse and the Besan Laddoo Towers, others, like the Milk Cake Cheesecake, were given a western spin. (29 words)

Pithale bhakari is a traditional dish made with chickpeas or besan flour cooked with onions, ginger-garlic paste, cumin-mustard seeds and curry leaves. (24 words)

Example sentences (8)

Instead of chapatis and rice, I now have besan rotis.

Sharma, the farmer from Solan, said that he now uses jaggery, besan, neem and kitchen materials like garlic, ginger and chilli along with cow waste to make the microbe cultures needed by the soil.

The namkeen is being made with besan by adding garlic and ginger powder into it, said Teja, who is making it.

You can also wash your face with a soap-free cleanser, or just plain old besan ka atta.

While some desserts were closer to Indian mithais, such as the Amarkhand Mousse and the Besan Laddoo Towers, others, like the Milk Cake Cheesecake, were given a western spin.

Pithale bhakari is a traditional dish made with chickpeas or besan flour cooked with onions, ginger-garlic paste, cumin-mustard seeds and curry leaves.

In Punjabi cuisine the flour (besan) is used as a batter to coat vegetables before deep frying to make pakoras.

The ingredients commonly used are besan ( gram flour ), or chickpea flour, and groundnut powder.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "besan" in a sentence?
An example: "Instead of chapatis and rice, I now have besan rotis." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "besan" from authentic English texts.
What does "besan" mean?
Besan means: Gram flour, as used in Indian and Burmese cuisine.
How many example sentences with "besan" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "besan", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.