Why Grounded® AirMilled™ Flours are the Next Best Thing to Home Milling
Flour is the backbone of our Indian kitchens. From the soft phulkas of the North, to the fluffy idlis and crisp dosas of the South, to festive sweets like besan laddus or adirasam, flour connects us to comfort, tradition, and nourishment.
For centuries, our mothers and grandmothers relied on local chakki mills or even stone hand-mills to grind their grains freshly at home. The aroma of just-milled wheat or rice flour was unmistakable — it had life in it. Today, most of us depend on packaged flours, which while convenient, often lose nutrition and freshness during large-scale processing, storage, and transport.
At Grounded®, we set out to solve this. How do we bring back the freshness and nutrition of home-milled flour, but with the consistency and convenience of a trusted brand? That’s how our AirMilled™ Process was born — a modern method that recreates the quality of freshly ground flour, without the compromises of industrial milling.
What Exactly is Flour?
At its simplest, flour is just a grain broken down to a fine powder. But the how of this breaking down makes all the difference:
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Industrial Mills (Bleached/Refined Flour): Strip away bran and germ, keeping only starchy endosperm. Nutrients, fiber, and flavor are lost.
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Stone Mills/Chakkis: Use friction between stones. Nutrients remain, but heat and stone particles can enter the flour. Stones also wear down after 2000–5000 kg of milling, mixing grit into the flour.
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Home Mills: Retain nutrients and freshness, but not always practical for daily needs.
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AirMilled™ at Grounded®: Grains are broken down by high-speed air impact — like hitting a ball against a wall until it shatters to the right size. There’s no friction, no heat damage, and no stone grit. The result: cleaner, fresher flour that’s as close to home milling as it gets.
COMING SOON.
