and PHI values showed significant difference between raw and blanched flours. The solar dried flours had higher T0, TP, and TC than freeze dried flours. Among freeze dried flours, FDB exhibited highest T0 (66.45 C) whereas the lowest T0 (62.34 C) was found in FDR. In case of solar drying, the IDSB had the highest T0 (73.32 C) while DSR (63.71 C) had the lowest T0. The TC value was highest in DSB (111.33 C) and lowest in FDR (95.83 C). The DHgel value of flours was recorded as the highest for FDR and the lowest for FDB. The DHgel is an indication of loss in molecular order of a granule during gelatinization and also the complete measure of crystallinity (Hoover & Vasanthan, 1994). A decreased enthalpy advocates a lesser degree of organization in the granule which in turn lowers the crystal stability (Chiotelli & Le Meste, 2002). The peak high index (PHI) of gel ranged from 1.23 to 3.93%. PHI is an indicator which represents the shape of the endotherm. An endotherm which is narrow and tall indicates an increased peak whereas the short structure of the endotherm represents a low PHI irrespective of the energy involved in the transition (Krueger, Knutson, Inglett, & Walker, 1987). Hence, the variation in thermal properties of raw and blanched flours with respect to the methods of drying could be attributed to the differ- ence in the size of starch granule and its shape, length of amylo- pectin polymer chain, size and stability of crystalline areas.