Millets

What are millets?
Millets are small-seeded grasses that are hardy and grow well in dry zones as rain-fed crops, under marginal conditions of soil fertility and moisture. Millets are one of the oldest foods known to humans and possibly the first cereal grain to be used for domestic purposes.

Millets are also unique due to their short growing season. They can develop from planted seeds to mature, ready to harvest plants in as little as 65 days. This is important in heavily populated areas. When properly stored, whole millets will keep for two or more years.

Why eat millets?
Nutrition:
They are highly nutritious, non-glutinous and not acid forming foods. Hence they are soothing and easy to digest. They are considered to be the least allergenic and most digestible grains available. Compared to rice, especially polished rice, millets release lesser percentage of glucose and over a longer period of time. This lowers the risk of diabetes (More here).

Millets are particularly high in minerals like iron, magnesium, phosphorous and potassium. Finger millet (Ragi) is the richest in calcium content, about 10 times that of rice or wheat. Click here for the nutrient composition of millets as compared to wheat and rice.

Environmental:
Unlike rice and wheat that require many inputs in terms of soil fertility and water, millets grow well in dry regions as rainfed crops. By eating millets, we will be encouraging farmers in dryland areas to grow crops that are best suited for those regions. This is a step towards sustainable cropping practices where by introducing diversity in our diets, we respect the biodiversity in nature rather than forcefully changing cropping patterns to grow wheat and rice everywhere.

Small farmers:

There are many co-operatives of small farmers that are working on providing livelihoods to farmers while at the same time focusing on ecological preservation. In dryland regions, these groups encourage the farmers to produce crops that are local to those regions, that thrive best there – millets. By incorporating millets into our diets, we will be supporting these groups. Learn more about these groups here.

What kinds of millets are available?

Barnyard Millet (Hindi: Jhangora; Tamil: Kuthiravaali; Telugu: Odalu)

Finger Millet (Hindi: Mandua; Tamil: Kelvargu; Telugu: Ragulu; Kannada: Ragi; Malayalam: Koovarugu)

Foxtail Millet (Hindi: Kangni; Tamil: Tenai; Telugu: Korra; Kannada: Navane; Malayalam: Thina)

Kodo Millet (Hindi: Kodra; Tamil: Varagu; Telugu: Arikelu; Kannada: Harka)

Little Millet (Hindi: Kutki; Tamil: Samai; Telugu: Sama; Kannada: Same; Malayalam: Chama)

Pearl Millet (Hindi: Bajra, Tamil: Kambu, Telugu: Gantilu, Kannada: Sajje)

Proso Millet (Hindi: Barri; Tamil: Panivaragu; Telugu: Varigulu; Kannada: Baragu)

Sorghum (Hindi: Jowar; Tamil: Cholam; Telugu: Jonna; Kannada: Jola; Malayalam: Cholum)

How do I cook them?
Most millets can be cooked like rice. Millets can replace rice in various dishes such as idli, dosa, payasam/kheer. Millet flour can be used to make rotis. Click here for some recipes.

Where can I buy millets?

Earth 360 Ventures, Kadiri, Andhra Pradesh. Email Dinesh at “millets dot dinesh at gmail dot com”.

Kaulige Foods: Brigade Road, Bangalore. Contact them at www.kaulige.com or 080-41649279

Jaivik Mall, near Lalbagh Double Road gate. 080 65624197

Navadarshanam products: These can be purchased at any Namdhari Fresh outlet.

Timbaktu Organic products: To order, call 08559 202149 / 202335 / 202339

Svad Products: To order, send an email to “svad dot organic at gmail dot com”

References

“Bhoole Bisre Anaj – The Forgotten Foods”, Navdanya

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on July 22, 2019 at 11:32 AM | Reply Viswanath

I have a huge amount of foxtail millets …. If anyone wants to buy holesellers call 7286960588….I am from kurnool dist andhrapradesh

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on December 5, 2018 at 7:21 AM | Reply Ravi

check http://www.foodiesstuff.com
They deal with all Millet variety products in Hyderabad.

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on December 6, 2017 at 8:43 AM | Reply Maya

Very informative. I have incorporated millets in our daily diet last 1.5 years and am seeing a lot of positive changes. More awareness is needed to give these powerhouses of energy it’s due.Thumbs up!

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on November 17, 2017 at 1:28 PM | Reply Sreeletha

Are any of these available i kottayam,kerala?

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- on May 21, 2018 at 5:58 PM | Reply Dwiji
  
  though I personally do not know, it should be. You can also order from online stores – for eg. from http://biobasics.org/
  
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  - on September 9, 2019 at 2:57 PM Ana
    
    Hi,
    
    Is it possible to find Teff Millet or flour anywhere in India. Is it commercialized yet ?
    
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  - on October 8, 2019 at 12:57 AM Dwiji
    
    In most parts of India it is not available. In the North East Indian states, there are some Teff like grains (Raishan, Fonio, etc.) that have been cultivated for a long time now. But outside of the regions in which these are grown it is hard to find them.
    
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on April 13, 2017 at 11:06 PM | Reply nithin

Very useful information for people like us who do not know anything about millets thanks a lot for giving names in all four languages

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- on November 15, 2017 at 6:55 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  thank you for the kind words of appreciation.
  
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on March 30, 2017 at 8:48 AM | Reply Latha

Dear Radhakrishna
I live in Canada, what about shipping all 5 types of millet ( Siridanya ) to Canada,
Will you able to do that by DHL? How much it would cost for me if I need all 5 types of millets say 5 kg like 20 to 25 kilos.

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- on November 15, 2017 at 6:16 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Dear Latha,
  Please do identify regulations around import of food items into Canada. I think one of the other visitors to this site has shared some information about where one can buy millets in the GTA. I would encourage you to explore that option if you have not already done so.
  
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on March 14, 2017 at 4:35 PM | Reply SUDHARSHAN MS

Shubasanje
Thanks for sharing information on getting KORALE, I spoke to Mr. Puttaswamy and noted.
Those who are interested in consuming all types of millets in around Basaveshwarnagar, Bangalore 79 can visit Samruddhi The Organic & Natural Stores. 23580160/9844015797

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on March 4, 2017 at 10:02 PM | Reply Shridhar Swami

Hello Dwiji,
I am an agriculturist I am interested in growing and using millets. I have found Baragu,Saame,Harka,Ragi and Navane. I am in search of other millets too. Can you please make them available.i am from Mudalagi of Belagavi district. Please give me your contact details, I’ll contact you. Thanks

Shridhar Swami
ssswami85@gmail.com
+91-9481292416

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- on March 11, 2017 at 1:21 PM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Dear Shridhar sir,
  Thank you for writing to us. This website is run by people working on promoting millets and ourselves do not trade in millets. But hopefully one of our readers can offer you oodaralu and korale. I am sure you can find jola and sajje locally.
  
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on March 3, 2017 at 4:43 PM | Reply SUDHARSHAN MS

i am seeing this site for the first time and happy to see more number of people started showing interest in Millets. I am Sudharshan MS. I own an Organic store in Basaveshwarnagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India by name Samruddhi The Organic & Natural store – 080-23580160 / 9844015797

We promote millets to our customers to use and most of them.

We are not getting BROWN TOP MILLET and if any one can help us to source it will be of great help

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- on March 11, 2017 at 1:16 PM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Dear Sudarshan sir,
  Thank you for writing to us. Yes reliable supply of brown top millet is a challenge. As I have said to others seeking sources for BTM, I would encourage you to please engage with consumers and have them try the other millet rices.
  
  Diversifying our cereal intake needs us to look at moving from a mono grain, paddy rice, diet to one that includes different cereals including various millets, not just one other grain, in this case BTM.
  
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- on March 12, 2017 at 11:35 AM | Reply lila1965
  
  9845206671 putswamy,mandya
  U can find korle(Browntop )& baragu(proso)with him
  
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  - on March 13, 2017 at 2:11 AM Dwiji
    
    thank you for sharing.
    
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on February 27, 2017 at 9:25 PM | Reply Ravikiran ramanath

HI, This is Ravikiran from hassan. I have four acres of land. I’m interested in cultivating Kodo millet. I’m unable to find information on cultivation and where to get the seeds. Could you please guide me. Thanks

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- on March 11, 2017 at 1:05 PM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Dear Ravikiran sir, thank you for writing to us. Very happy to hear that you are planning to grow kodo millet.
  
  Please check out the UAS Bangalore and the TNAU websites for package of practices. The Indian institute of millet research might also have a compilation. please do share three links here so that others can benefit too. And in case you are unable to locate these, let us know and we’ll try digging it out.
  
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on January 20, 2017 at 7:24 PM | Reply NAGU SHANKAR

i am using 6 varites(udalu,navane,same,baragu,aarka,korle)but i did’t get korle this time.can i eat two times in a day for breakfast and lunch.what should be the quantity because i heard that it has GI 71 and GI load is also high.kindly clear my doubts

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- on February 2, 2017 at 7:28 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Dear Sir/Madam,
  Thank you for writing to us. Happy to hear that you have started including millets in your diet. Please do note that one needs to aim for a balanced diet and the particular point of balance for each individual is different.
  
  I have written about Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load in this article a few months ago. Please do read it to get a better appreciation of what to look for when making food decisions.
  
  We can offer general information, but are not formally trained or authorized to give consultations on an individual basis. Kindly consult a dietitian / nutritionist for specific advise on what would be ideal for you.
  
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- on February 13, 2017 at 3:35 PM | Reply radhakrishnan iyer
  
  it is advised not to mix 2 millets in a day.if u are having fox tailed millet today use proso tmrw
  my price of fox tail millets is rs.60 per kg bangalore
  
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  - on February 21, 2017 at 8:41 PM Dwiji
    
    Dear Radhakrishnan,
    thank you for sharing your views on this thread. As we have discussed in other conversations in the comments section of some other pages of this blog, whether to one loses the benefit a cereal when mixed with another is an open question. There are people who strongly believe that that is indeed the case and some who feel that it really doesn’t matter.
    
    I feel it is a matter of perspective and one has to decide on whether they would like to derive the maximum benefit from a deal, or would rather compromise to get part benefit. Please note that proponents of no mixing are saying from the perspective of cleansing / curing one’s body. But not everyone is looking to diversify their diet for that reason, or at least that reason alone.
    
    If some one is moving towards including millets in their diets to cure/cleanse, please consult a doctor, preferably one who understands diets and especially millets, and go by their advise. But many fairly healthy people are moving towards including millets in their, and their family’s diet. In such cases, I do not think the advise of the proponents of the ‘no-mixing-of-different-millets’ brigade applies.
    
    On another note, we have many traditional dishes in which we mix different cereals, or may be different pulses, or may be different vegetables, so on … there is a benefit in doing everything in moderation. And anything taken to an extreme can be potentially harmful.
    
    Each of us has a different body constitution, and so each of has to identify where this line between moderate and extreme is by our own selves. And that requires us to explore while exercising the precautionary principle (small steps > observe > analyse > consult > discuss > next step).
    
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on January 20, 2017 at 7:19 PM | Reply NAGU SHANKAR

do you have korle

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- on February 2, 2017 at 7:23 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Dear Sir/Madam, we are a set of people interested in millets and working on different aspects of the millets value chain from different organizations. You can find some of the places where one can buy millets and millet products in the where to buy page. Please contact these stores for individual product inquiries.
  
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- on February 13, 2017 at 3:29 PM | Reply radhakrishnan iyer
  
  you may please mail me – suryodayanetwork@gmail.com or call me on 09686137567.my name is radhakrishnan iyer and i have all millets stocks at very affordable prices
  
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on January 19, 2017 at 9:55 PM | Reply Krithika

Thank you so much for the clarification

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on January 15, 2017 at 9:52 PM | Reply Krithika

Hello

Recently I heard that millets causes goitre. Is it true

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- on January 19, 2017 at 9:27 PM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Thank you for writing to us. Please see this article a doctor working on public health and I put together on this subject: https://millets.wordpress.com/2016/04/22/millets-and-goitre-2/
  
  There are 9 different millets, studies have looked at just one of them (may be two, if we relax the reviewing standards). And even for the one millet (pearl / sajje / bajra) the study did not look at the effect of including the particular millet as part of a wholesome diet.
  
  My advise would be to please discuss it with your medical advisor / nutritionist / dietitian / doctor and to exercise the precautionary principle – try changes in moderation; observe how your body responds; continue changes only after being convinced your body has benefited from the change in diet.
  
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on January 12, 2017 at 9:59 AM | Reply Kris Maly

I am in Louisville KY
Can somebody let me know where can I get millets?

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- on January 19, 2017 at 9:14 PM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Please search for an online store that delivers to your place. You might also find Sorghum (jowar), Pearl millet (Bajra) and Finger millet (Ragi) in a nearby desi/south asian store. Proso millet is also available in many coops and some Whole Foods stores. Another place to try would be a store that caters to the health conscious. Good luck and do share once you find it ! 🙂
  
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on January 12, 2017 at 9:56 AM | Reply Kris Maly

Wow. It’s a good information about ancient grains.
I love this website

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- on January 19, 2017 at 8:44 PM | Reply Dwiji
  
  thank you for the kind words !
  
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on December 27, 2016 at 12:58 PM | Reply vivek

Hello every body we suppky All variets of Millets in Bangalore @ reasonable prices ,Fox tail 80 Rs /KG All other millets are 95 Rs /kg .Call us at ORGANIC AROGYA VIDYARANYAPURA 9343171761.For door delivery charged are ar actuals

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- on January 13, 2017 at 7:27 PM | Reply NAGU SHANKAR
  
  i am nagu shankar.i am using millets two times a day.one for breakfast and in lunch time from last three months.but my BS levels has not come down.Fbs 199 PPbs 209.can you please advise me how to bring down the levels
  
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  - on January 19, 2017 at 9:45 PM Dwiji
    
    Dear Nagu Shankar, thank you for writing to us and sharing your experience.
    
    Can you please clarify which millets are you using and whether they are polished or unpolished? Without this information it is quite impossible to get an idea of what effect your diet might be having on your blood sugar levels. Please do read the article I wrote on millet based diets and diabetes and the link within it to the article on the carbohydrate to fiber ratio and the logic behind the slow release of sugars aspect of millets.
    
    Do also take a look at this article on how to assessing quality of millet rice.
    
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on December 22, 2016 at 6:50 PM | Reply Sugandha

I want to buy all this navdanya where can I get it

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- on January 1, 2017 at 11:28 PM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Please search for the specific grain names (preferably in the local language) and where to buy these in your town or city. One can find online retailers and aggregators also selling these grains.
  
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- on January 3, 2017 at 12:04 PM | Reply vivek
  
  Please call 9343171761 in Bengaluru
  Vidyaranyapura
  
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- on January 11, 2017 at 5:48 PM | Reply Geetha
  
  We supply all types of Millets. And ready to eat foods made of Millets. You can call us on 9972496332. Abhi Food Products. K.R.Puram, Bangalore
  
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on December 11, 2016 at 5:23 AM | Reply So

Hi,
I am a mom for 6 months old baby. I am trying to buy foxtail, Kodo, little millets. But, I am not finding them here in Canada. Can you please suggest me where can I buy them?

Thanks and regards,

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- on December 23, 2016 at 10:04 PM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Hello ! Thank you for contacting us. Unfortunately, we do not have any direct information on sources for millets in Canada. Proso millet is commonly available, usually labeled as millets in most stores including some Loblaws super stores and many coops, whole foods, etc. Please check online to find some vendors in USA who might be ready to ship it across to Canada.
  
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- on January 18, 2017 at 7:17 PM | Reply Ravikumar
  
  Hi, When I was leaving in canada i used to get all type of millets, try any Srilankan asian shop, you will get…
  
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- on January 21, 2017 at 8:36 PM | Reply Gopinath
  
  Hi
  
  We can send all kinds millet from INDIA to anywhere worldwide, Small quantities (in Kg) will be sent by international courier parcels. Please let me know the quantity required for cost and details.
  
  Regards
  
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  - on February 2, 2017 at 7:35 AM Dwiji
    
    thank you for sharing this information. Please do clarify if you can assure the customer that they will not have to face any regulatory hurdles in the transaction (import/export, food standards, etc.)
    
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- on February 8, 2017 at 3:09 AM | Reply Shiv
  
  Hi..!
  U can find in Panchavati supermarket in Toronto..!
  
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  - on February 21, 2017 at 8:17 PM Dwiji
    
    thank you Shiv !
    
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on December 9, 2016 at 10:57 AM | Reply Shivakumar

We supply all types of millets in Bangalore, Tumkur, Chitradurga and Davanagere. Contact us:8088981212

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- on December 24, 2016 at 8:21 AM | Reply Vijayalakshmi prakash
  
  Sir I am staying in Girinagar Bangalore.pl suggest me a shop where I will get all types of millets
  
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  - on January 1, 2017 at 11:38 PM Dwiji
    
    Dear Madam,
    Please ask for the grains by their kannada names in the shop where you buy your regular provisions. If they are not able to get them for you, please search online and you shall find many different vendors within a 5 kms radius.
    
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- on December 26, 2016 at 8:55 PM | Reply Yashwanth kumar
  
  Hello I need Korle and i stay at Bangalore – mob: 9844495890 Yashwanth kumar.
  
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- on December 27, 2016 at 1:04 PM | Reply vivek
  
  Dear shiva kumar please let me know the prices
  
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on December 7, 2016 at 12:13 PM | Reply pavan

What type of snack product can be done by proso millet

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- on December 8, 2016 at 10:01 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Dear Pavan,
  Many different snacks can be prepared with Proso millet. Given its flavour, proso lends itself well for sweet dishes. In fact when I make traditional south indian sweet dishes with proso, I skip cardamom completely !
  
  Proso also cooks to a gooey consistency while still retaining some chewiness. Another characteristic of Proso millet that folks have shared is that its fat content is such that one can actually be make (vegan) ice cream with it!
  
  It is called pani varagu in tamil, baragu in kannada, varigalu in telugu and chena in hindi. Do search online for more recipes and also try to come up with your own. And don’t forget to share your experiences ! 🙂
  
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on November 29, 2016 at 8:13 PM | Reply annarao uppin

We want all millets at wholesale rates.my no-9341911375.

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- on December 8, 2016 at 9:50 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Dear Madam/Sir,
  Please find information of processors and whole sale dealers in millets on our where to buy page and other resources online. If you have any questions with regard to quality of millets, their uses and cultivation, feel free to write to us here.
  
  thank you !
  
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- on January 3, 2017 at 12:08 PM | Reply vivek
  
  Call us at 9343171761 for wholesale millets
  
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on November 14, 2016 at 9:35 AM | Reply Rangappa Dhavaleshwar

We should promote the millets because which will help respect togood health of citizens and financial imrpovement of dryland farmers.

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- on December 8, 2016 at 9:11 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  You are right sir. Thank you for the words of support.
  
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- on October 28, 2016 at 6:22 PM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Thank you !
  
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on October 12, 2016 at 8:10 PM | Reply santhoshonbullet

Okay, its been about 9 months since I posted a question to Dwiji, about complete substitution of Millets for other grains being rice and wheat. I did take that course and results are here for the first 9 months.

Along with this switch there are following changes I have made to my lifestyle. Now, since it is changes I have made, your choice is to take it, use it, approve/disapprove it, or ignore it without advising me if I am right or wrong. (that’s for me to decide)

Changes first:
Most Important ( NO SUGAR WHAT SO EVER )
1. I have shifted to a fixed uniform clothing, yes I have the 6 pairs of same t-shirt and 3 jeans which I repeat every day of the week. (Important for me) and given away all other (about 65 shirts, t-shirts & 35 pants, many new that I bought but never wore)
2. I have skipped breakfast since Jan, and shifted to only two meals a day within 8 hours and not eat or drink anything for 16 hours except water. No not even snacking. I never felt the need for it.
3. I have started eating nearly 1.5 Kg (yes Kilograms) of Ghee every month, could be more, with my food, be it Rotti, Rice, Dosa, Idly, Pongal, Fried Rice, all made of millet of course.
4. Having green leaves regularly, vegetables (excluding potato) in almost all meals, including increased intake of proteins in various forms diary and meat and eggs boiled, whole including yolks 5 to 6 at a time, probably 2 times a week.
5. Dinner is mostly rotti, or dosa with sambar and curd rice (all millet based).
6. I fast once in every 15 days, yes full 24 hours.
7. Hit the gym hard for first 4 months to initiate the process of weight loss and then stopped completely to see if I could manage my weight without exercise.

Now the changes that has happened and recorded:
1. I started at 86 Kgs – Now I am stable at 73 Kgs.
2. Average BGL is down by 4 units
3. Average Insulin levels are down by 4 Units
4. All cholesterol levels are better than before lower LDL & higher HDL with lower triglycerides.
5. Not added an gram of weight after 5 months of no exercise.
6. Speed of running and endurance has increased.

Changes that I feel:
1. More energetic than ever before.
2. Not hungry between meals.
3. Easily fast for more than 24 hours.
4. I can exercise for 1 & 1/2 hours after fasting for 16 or 24 hours.
5. Able to maintain weight better than ever before.
6. More relaxed than ever before.
7. No infections like boils or that sort, used to happen before regularly once in 6 months.

Please feel free to ask any questions as I have put my thoughts and not everything into it, may be answering your questions I might understand my decisions better.

Santhosh B N
santhosh@santhoshco.in
9900647958

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- on October 15, 2016 at 11:27 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  thank you for sharing your experience Santosh ! Very happy to read about your experience in changing not just your diet, but in some sense the entire outlook to life.
  
  Apologies for the delay in moderating …
  
  best regards,
  dwiji
  
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- on October 20, 2016 at 9:27 AM | Reply Shashikiran B
  
  Hi Santosh, you missed to mention your age….i wanted to correlate with your BMR and weight loss….sorry bro if its too personal…
  
  Regards,
  Shashi.
  
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on October 5, 2016 at 3:18 PM | Reply Srini

In kannada how to do they call Kuthiravaali??

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- on October 9, 2016 at 4:43 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Kuthiravaali is called oodahalu/oodarlu in kannada. In english it is barnyard millet.
  
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on September 30, 2016 at 7:09 PM | Reply VENKATESH S

Can any body tell me the name of korle (ಕೊರಳೆ) millet in Tamil/English. And please give details of nutritional values n send me the picture.

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- on October 2, 2016 at 3:09 PM | Reply Dwiji
  
  In English it is called brown top millet. I have been searching for its name in Tamil, not yet found it. Do share when you do find it.
  
  You can see a photo of the grains at …
  
  You can read more about btm on my blog post on the subject a few weeks … https://dwiddly.wordpress.com/2016/08/22/the-amazing-brown-top-millet
  
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  - on October 3, 2016 at 10:46 PM VENKATESH S
    
    Thanks a lot Sir for the wonderful information.
    
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  - on October 5, 2016 at 2:42 PM Dwiji
    
    You are welcome ! Thank you for the kind words !
    
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  - on December 7, 2016 at 9:25 AM thrishul h
    
    Hi I buy korle rotis but they are have yellow ting does this mean adulteration r they have added turmeric
    
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  - on December 8, 2016 at 9:56 AM Dwiji
    
    Dear Madam/Sir,
    It is impossible to give a conclusive answer to this question – please look for the contact information of the food processor on the label and contact them. They should be able to give you a definite answer.
    
    Having said that, turmeric is used sometimes when making Korale rotti. It is possible that it the yellow tinge you see is from turmeric. Now, it is also possible that the yellow tinge is coming from either foxtail millet flour or bengal gram flour … there could be many reasons !
    
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  - on December 9, 2016 at 11:01 AM shivu3075
    
    Hi we supply browntop millet, barnyard, proso, little.
    Contact us: BHUSRESTA GROUP OF MILLET FARMERS
    8088981212
    http://bhusresta.blogspot.comgmail
    gmailbhusrestainputs@gmail.com
    
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on September 23, 2016 at 11:57 AM | Reply Shweta

Please tell me where in Bangalore I can get Samo rice flour,which is Hindi called moriyo or bhagar.
Tried at many shops and online but couldn’t find.
I need this for chapati for my son who is 4.5 years old on special diet..he can’t eat gluten he is on spectrum.
Please help
He loves chapatis and I am not able to give him.
Thanks

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- on September 23, 2016 at 3:44 PM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Dear Shweta,
  
  moriyo /Samo/Bhagar is most likely barnyard millet … Though, strictly speaking, it is an ancestor of today’s barnyard millet. In Kannada it is called oodalu or oodaralu.
  
  All millets are gluten free, you could try making chapatis from the other ones too – navane, foxtail millet, kakun/Kang in Hindi; saame, little millet or kutki in hindi are more easily available ones.
  
  Though, as you might have experienced/heard, being non glutinous, you’ll need to use hot water to mix the flour/ mix flour with boiling water and let sit till cools down before rolling it out / add some additives to get the necessary binding and consistency.
  
  You can find the barnyard rice in stores, and they might get you flour too if you order ahead. And there are quite a few online stores too. Just search for buy millets Bangalore and you can then talk to the vendor to get the millets you are looking for.
  
  Hope this helps.
  
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- on September 23, 2016 at 10:31 PM | Reply Radha
  
  Hi Shweta, I’m Tamil but will give a try.
  In Kerala culture they make Pathiri. It’s like a rice flour chapathi.
  In Kannada culture I think they make Akki Roti which is similar but maybe thinner.
  
  I would try Pathiri flour. But it will be made from rice.
  
  You can’t use any grain flour to make chapathi the flour has to be very finely made then only it will turn out well. Different flours are made for different purposes like some are meant for Kolukattai some are meant for something else.
  
  Usually for Roti, Ragi (Kelvaragu/Keppa) or Bajra (Kambu) is used but you have to get the flour meant for it. Maybe try Idiyappam flour and see what happens. It might work. However the way I saw a villager do it is they throw it into the fire to cook it to make it more light and easier to digest. But it should never get burned or have black burn spots. Never.
  
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on September 21, 2016 at 8:56 PM | Reply Nagaraj

Superb info! Please send me more. Also I just want to know how easily it can be cooked, especially like rice!

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- on September 23, 2016 at 12:12 PM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Thank you for the encouraging words ! Please book mark the site, or follow it for more info.
  
  You can also find more information on millets at some of the other blogs/websites I write at …
  
  https://dwiddly.wordpress.com/category/agriculture/millets/ and some of the other millet pages there and
  
  The millet pages on http://meraterahrun.org
  
  For typos on cooking millet rices, please see … http://wp.me/pihQk-gC
  
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on September 19, 2016 at 1:25 PM | Reply Dr namrata

Would like to have data on millers and weight loss

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- on September 23, 2016 at 12:02 PM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Whole grain, unpolished millets are high fibre foods. They are also high in mineral content. Millets have a high satiety index, I.e. one feels as full after eating about a smaller quantity of millets compared to polished paddy rice.
  
  There are different websites with articles on how millets helps in weight management and can be found from a web search.
  
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on September 11, 2016 at 12:35 AM | Reply prabhat

Hi sir, I want to sell kodo kutki, chakoda can u pls help me.. where I can sell these grain.

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- on September 23, 2016 at 11:43 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Dear Prabhat,
  Please share information on where you would like to sell these and we can probably help you connect to people looking to buy them.
  
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- on September 25, 2016 at 11:45 PM | Reply Saman
  
  Hi Prabhat… I’m interested in buying different kinds of millets in large quantity.
  My email is samanmoh@gmail.com
  Please email me all the prices.
  Thanks,
  Saman.
  
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- on October 12, 2016 at 5:28 PM | Reply Deepa
  
  Hi, I am interested in the above said millets. Can you specify the quantity and the place of supply and the price to my email address
  dbatchu@gmail.com. Thank you
  
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on September 10, 2016 at 11:43 PM | Reply Jyothi

Hi,

Where csn I buy millets in bangalore in lump sum for everyday consumption at wholesale price? Specially kodo millet. Super markets in bangalore has packets for 500 gms which I have seen till now not able to locate where to get 5kg or 10 kgs at once. Pls help

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- on September 23, 2016 at 11:41 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Small millet rices are arriving in different qualities at different prices in BLR’s markets. You can find them now in many provision stores – the traders in Yeshwanthpur and other whole sale shops are also starting to stock them.
  
  As I mentioned, there are different quality products in the market. Please try out a small quantity before going for a large quantity purchase.
  
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- on October 9, 2016 at 8:55 PM | Reply jagannatha
  
  Hi you can buy these millet’s in whole sale price of required quantity at RMC Yard Yeshawanthapur. there are many shops which you can try.
  
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- on October 10, 2016 at 10:50 AM | Reply Organic arogya
  
  We supply all varieties of MILLETS at whole sale prices. All millets are super cleaned the prices are Fox tail 55 per kg,all other millets are 70 per kg,bamboo rice 250 per kg,flax seeds 200 per kg ,call 9343171761
  
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- on November 5, 2016 at 5:58 PM | Reply vivek
  
  Madam you can get the millets with us .The price is 90 Rs per KG
  
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on September 10, 2016 at 4:05 PM | Reply Ganesh

Hi
Good to see the vast info on millets, I am looking for cultivation info on millets as a intercrop can I have the info

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- on September 23, 2016 at 11:37 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Hi Ganesh,
  Can you share some information on where you would like to cultivate, with what crops, rainfall, soil type, labour available, budget, etc.?
  
  Apologies for the delayed reply…
  
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on September 7, 2016 at 8:09 PM | Reply santhosh

Hi Dwiji
I came to know the Good benefits of millets, totally how many varieties of millets are there…..
if we want to cultivate in 10 acres what all is needed
i came to decision because it seems too costly to buy millets….
i went to buy they say organic and try to bloat the prices to 120 or 150 per kg
whereas our normal…rice or wheat we get for Rs.40-50 per kg….

For any thing to be viable and practical prices should be normal like 30-50 Rs
range…..
where can i get Millets for this range in bangalore any idea…

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- on September 23, 2016 at 11:33 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Hi Santosh, apologies for the delayed reply.
  
  There are 9 commonly available millets and many more that are locally grown and consumed.
  
  There are many things one would need in order to grow millets. It would not be practical to go over them here. Please search online for package of practices for millet cultivation. You shall find all that one needs, and some more.
  
  I agree the price of millet rices quite high. There are various reasons for that. What is the right price for a particular product? This again is not an easy one to answer. I will shortly be writing on the hour much does it cost to get a small millet rice to the market. Please follow this blog or book mark it and stop by sometime in the near future.
  
  If you can grow and process these yourself, nothing like it. I do not know of any place that can process and self millets in the price range that you seek.
  
  Hope this helps.
  
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on September 2, 2016 at 11:38 PM | Reply Sanjay Dabbadwar

Small millets ko Marathi me kya karate hai

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- on September 3, 2016 at 5:40 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  The most common millet in Marathi land is jowar. Other than that, there are Rala, bagar and Madua which are also available in some places. While madua can also be prepared as a roti, similar to jowar, the other millets are used as a rice or rawa to prepare dishes similar to what is prepared using paddy rice.
  
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on August 31, 2016 at 1:58 PM | Reply Girish

Can you please share the exact Glycemic index and Glycemic load for all Millets in comparison with Rice /Wheat ? What i have seen in other sites is, Millets have higher Glycemic index.

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- on September 3, 2016 at 5:30 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Thank you for the query, Girish !
  
  I have not found a good study that has documented the glycemic indicies and glycemic loads of different millets. We are trying to get this done from one of the research institutions we interact with. We are especially interested to see the change in the GI and GL of (i) the same millet cultivated in different conditions/practices, (ii) different varieties of a few millets, (iii) the same millet processed differently and (iv) the same millet prepared in different ways. If you are interested, or know someone who would be, to pursue these ideas to their logical conclusions, please do contact me.
  
  Please note that the glycemic index is a reflection of the total quantity of blood sugar level increase in a person after eating a particular food item. It is a measure of the area under the curve of blood sugar levels measured as a function of time. Foods with low GI are better than one with higher GI (with a max being 100, i.e. as good as eating glucose). You have correctly observed that different websites give different values for the same millet. And as you might have already guessed the list above gives an indication of possible reasons for this variation, even if we assume that all the different studies in the different sources used the same definition and the same method of determining the GI (which unfortunately is not the case!).
  
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on August 24, 2016 at 8:53 PM | Reply Krithika

Dear sir

I would like to sell millets from home base in Bangalore. Can u pl suggest where can I buy millets directly?. Thanks

Krithika

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- on August 25, 2016 at 6:23 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Dear Krithika, very happy to hear that you would like to sell millets in BLR. There are different processors and whole sale sellers for millets today. Given the growing realisation of the nutritional value of millets along consumers, these players are looking partners in the last mile to connect to consumers. I feel this is a very good time to enter this sector.
  
  Millets are processed to different levels by the processors. So as you get into this, it would good if you can train yourself to identify the different grades of these grains. Feel free to get in touch with me if you see the relevance of what I’m saying not just here in this reply but also in my other writings and conversations in the comments section here on this blog.
  
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  - on August 26, 2016 at 9:46 PM Krithika
    
    Dear sir
    
    Yes I would like to know more about this aspect. Right now I have been using the across the shelf products and have really experienced the difference from rice and wheat. Can u pl suggest where to start
    
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  - on August 27, 2016 at 7:21 PM Dwiji
    
    Dear Krithika, happy to hear that adding millets to your diet has benefited and motivated you !!
    
    To begin with, please read online about whole grain/unpolished grains and polished grains.
    
    If you are new to trading in grains and agricultural commodities general, it would be useful to go to a few stores in different parts of the city/town you live in and get the same material, say paddy rice or tuvar daal or ground nuts. Make sure that each of these stores are in different financial status areas and in case I’m a single store they have different grades, buy small quantities of each and label them right away. Compare the quality of each product and you’ll get an idea of how products are priced in the market place.
    
    Once you have an idea of these two aspects, please contact me and we can discuss about where to source millet rices and other staple forms in bulk from.
    
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on August 18, 2016 at 9:45 PM | Reply Ro

Can anyone please tell me the tamil name of Quinoa?

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- on August 20, 2016 at 10:03 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Quinoa is not native to India and as far as I know there are no regional language names for it. Someone more familiar with the language can please comment/ react?
  
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- on August 24, 2016 at 8:49 PM | Reply Krithika
  
  Quinoa is not an Indian grain. It is grown in South America
  
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  - on August 25, 2016 at 6:13 AM Dwiji
    
    True Krithika, quinoa originated in the Andean highlands of south America. Unfortunately, the craze for this grain has led many govts to promote their cultivation, including in some parts of India.
    
    The quinoa cultivated here was inferior in quality and the farmers lost a lot of money the processing set up was not put in place to make harvested grains edible.
    
    Hopefully policy makers as well as consumers will appreciate the importance of local over global, especially when it comes to food.
    
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  - on September 4, 2016 at 9:01 AM Sankar
    
    I recently learned that the tamil name for Quinoa is “Seemai Thinai”. Thank you!
    
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on August 13, 2016 at 6:00 AM | Reply Manimala

What a brilliant website. I am truly great fun got the same. I live In a small town in Canada and have been eating millets for the last 2 years . your website really enlightened me. I only get pearl millet and barnyard millet here. I also use barley ,Rajgir seeds and sorghum powder to make various flavored rotis!
Sincerely
Manimala

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- on August 20, 2016 at 9:49 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Thank you for writing to us and your kind words ! And I’m glad you find the articles informative. Happy to hear that you are able to find millets in Canada. I remember there only one were could get in Toronto was proso millet a few years ago … Happy cooking !
  
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on July 25, 2016 at 8:48 PM | Reply Venkat

Very good information. I am interested in growing millets. I have around 3 acres of land near Bangalore. Can i get some suggetions where to buy and seasons, can we get marketing support. If we get support my village members reafy to grow.

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- on July 25, 2016 at 11:46 PM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Dear Venkat, happy to hear from you! Yes, we can suggest some millets that one can cultivate in places near BLR. Market support is possible, there are options, which can be realised with some planning.
  
  Please share some more details here or send me an email. Thank you !
  
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on July 3, 2016 at 6:37 PM | Reply K.R.Prasad

Hi Dwiji, one thing I liked about your posts is your prompt and accurate response to the queries. Your expertise is really a great help for all those people who are pursuing in this area. Having said that, I recently started to develop interest in indigenous and organic farming. I have purchased a land of 9 acres near puttaparthy, ANANTAPUR district. I need to know about modus operandi of growing and marketing organic milletes. Hope to get help from you.

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- on July 11, 2016 at 10:31 PM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Dear Prasad sir, thank you for your kind words, thoughi try to reply within a reasonable time frame, I must confess that I’m far from prompt !
  
  Very happy to hear about your interest in and starting to take up sustainable farming. Do contact us with more details and we will see how we can help.
  
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on June 21, 2016 at 2:26 PM | Reply Harish S

Hi

I have a farm in South Karnataka, and I’m interested in growing little millet. Would you know where I can source the seeds from? Thanks

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- on July 11, 2016 at 10:01 PM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Dear sir, apologies for the delay in replying. I hope you were able to find the seeds. If not and there is still time for planting, please order for them by writing to order@earth360.in
  
  Do contact your local RSK, leave a written request for these seeds and take a copy of the letter with their receiving signature and date stamp. It’s important to build up a demand from the ground up.
  
  If you are looking to plant in less than an acre I have some with me in BLR…
  
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on June 20, 2016 at 4:46 PM | Reply milviblog

Hi Dwiji,

Thank you very much for the amazing information which you have shared it is indeed very help full for me. Just one more question where can i buy the seeds for plantation in bangalore for sowing in my farm….

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- on July 11, 2016 at 9:50 PM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Dear sir, thank you for your kind words. I am glad I’ve been able to help in your millet journey in some way.
  
  I hope you found the seeds, if not do let us know what quantity you are looking for. I’ve sufficient quantity of 5 or 6 different millet varieties for sowing in about an acre all together.
  
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- on July 11, 2016 at 10:03 PM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Dear sir, thank you for your kind words. I am glad I’ve been able to help in your millet journey in some way.
  
  I hope you found the seeds, if not do let us know what quantity you are looking for. I’ve sufficient quantity of 5 or 6 different millet varieties for sowing in about an acre all together.
  
  If you need more, please order by writing to order@earth360.in
  
  Do contact your local RSK, leave a written request for these seeds and take a copy of the letter with their receiving signature and date stamp. It’s important to build up a demand from the ground up.
  
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on June 12, 2016 at 1:51 PM | Reply Badarinath

Please give some information about brown top millet

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- on July 10, 2016 at 7:22 PM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Brown top millet is probably the hardiest of the grains that humans eat as cereals – they grow in even the driest of conditions. Bundelkhand in north central India experienced 3 (or was it 4?) consecutive years of drought. But brown top millets grew even in the last year – no inputs, no intervention. Apparently this monsoon some of those places have received much needed rains and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that finally they’ll get a good crop …
  
  Brown top is in demand in many places these days because of their nutritional benefits.
  
  From a cultivation perspective, there’s a flip side to it though. As these are so hardy, they flourish whenever they get even a little bit of resource. And they are designed to last long – which translates to early and sustained flowering. Given these factors once the grains form, mature, dry and disperse, it’ll take a lot to stop them. Their survival instincts are amazing and honed over millennia. Farmers will have their hands full getting their field to be free of them once they have survived a few seasons.
  
  You can read and see some photos of these amazing bounties of nature in one of my earlier posts https://millets.wordpress.com/2016/01/13/millets-are-the-new-wine/
  
  In conclusion, brown top millet is good, but let’s exercise caution and judiciously action promote its cultivation.
  
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on June 11, 2016 at 8:17 PM | Reply M S Hebbar

This is great work being done sir. Propogating millets are very good. I also do not know much about millets. Last week somebody informed that that, by consuming millet instead of rice and wheat, diabetes can be controlled / cured within three months. Is it true sir?

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- on July 10, 2016 at 7:02 PM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Thank you for writing to us ! Yes, what you have heard is correct. Millet based diets help people reduce variations in their blood sugar levels are much better than paddy rice or wheat based ones.
  
  You can find a lot of resources online on this matter – please search for millets diabetes.
  
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on May 30, 2016 at 1:48 AM | Reply indupalsinghkarnal

help me for cheap millets in india on phone no 7056708989/ i have a hotal daily req. is 100 kg

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- on June 29, 2016 at 9:04 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Dear sir, please contact order@earth 360.in to get a quote and more details.
  
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on May 11, 2016 at 12:41 PM | Reply Abhishek Tiwari

I am promoting Millet cultivation in some villages of Madhya Pradesh. However, I cannot find any hindi video around millet cultivation. All the videos are either in English or Telugu and other languages. Can anyone help? I need it in Hindi to engage with women farmers. Please suggest. Kindly share the link if possible.

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- on May 24, 2016 at 11:45 PM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Dear Abhishek, very happy to read about your initiative.
  
  There is an ongoing project promoting millet cultivation as part of a multi/mixed crop for developing a sustainable farming practice among small and marginal farmers in Sitapur Dt. of UP. As part of this project some a/v resources were gathered, including some that were translated to Hindi. Please get in touch with Sudha Nagavarapu (nsudha13@gmail.com) to see what was prepared and whether it is online already or can be uploaded.
  
  I am also curious to learn more about your work. please write to me directly at dwiji@themillet.org with your phone # and a good time to talk about our common interests viz millet cultivation and promotion.
  
  thank you!
  
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on May 3, 2016 at 11:15 PM | Reply Simranjeet Singh

Hi… Does anybody export Finger Millet to Oklahama?

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- on May 25, 2016 at 12:10 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  not that I know of. Do check with some of the regular importers of food grains from India if you are looking for large quantities. If you are looking for retail, check with the local Indian grocery stores and you should be able to find someone who can get it from one of the cities with a larger population of people of South Asian origin.
  
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- on January 22, 2017 at 12:30 PM | Reply Irfan
  
  yes we will export all kind of millets
  
  please contact +918123543555
  
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on April 26, 2016 at 9:39 PM | Reply wajid

Its a very healthy foods

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on March 11, 2016 at 10:36 PM | Reply mohamed bilal

I like this millets

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on March 9, 2016 at 4:12 PM | Reply ravi shastri

Hi Sir,
I am planning grow Millets in 1/4 Acre area,can you please sugest ,how to grow and how to safe gaurd and what are process to be follwoed

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- on March 10, 2016 at 11:16 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Dear Ravi,
  Very happy to hear about your interest to grow millets. One would need to know some details of the farm before advising on the what and how of any cultivation. Please let us know where you (and your farm) are located. Hopefully we can connect you with a resource persons in our network who lives near by.
  
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  - on May 4, 2016 at 11:24 AM Vinod Kumar
    
    Hi i have a purchased a 1/2 acre of land near kuppam and would like to know how to grow samal and what is the profit out of it as i a m a professional in Bangalore and cannot keep checking the crop now and then
    Please help me
    
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  - on May 25, 2016 at 12:07 AM Dwiji
    
    Dear Vinod, thank you for writing to us and glad to hear that you are considering cultivating little millet in your farm in Kuppam. Samai/Little millet is endemic in that area and it is fairly well suited for the agro-climatic conditions tjhere
    
    farm output is not guaranteed even when the farmer tends to the farm on a daily basis. The quality and quantity of output would depend on many parameters and it would not be possible to estimate yield without sufficient data including (but not limited to) the rainfall, moisture retention, soil health, what was grown in that piece of land in the past, etc.
    
    Just to give you an idea, in a land of medium fertility, average soil health, and reasonable cultivation practices, about 3-5 qts/acre of Little millet can be expected if it is a good growing season. Usually, the costs incurred are for (i) preparing the land (ii) sowing (iii) one weeding {sometimes even this is not needed} (iv) harvesting and (v) post harvest operations & cleaning. You will need anywhere from 2 to 5 kgs of little millet seeds/acre.
    
    Little millet this season was traded at about 1800 to 2600 / qt. and currently (off season) is at around 2600 to 3300 /qt. These are general prices and the local market prices might be different by upto 15 to 20%.
    
    Hope this helps…
    
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on February 19, 2016 at 7:06 PM | Reply santhoshonbullet

Namaste Dwiji & others, can we substitute white rice to kodo completely? other than price, I don’t see much different in both. Found a few brands selling with husk. How do dehusk them at home?

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- on February 20, 2016 at 10:25 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Yes, in theory, one can completely substitute paddy rice with a particular millet. But in practice, I would not recommend such an approach. Diversity in food is essential and we need to bring this back in our food systems, especially with respect to cereals. We ask that people start including locally available millets – there are at least 4 different millets available in almost any place in the subcontinent (yes, i do accept that there are a few exceptions).
  
  We vociferously advocate for moving out of polished paddy rice. But there is a place for barely/less polished paddy rice in our diets.
  
  Coming to the question of dehusking, if you have access to and know how to use a traditional manual grinding mill, a winnowing pan and a couple of sieves, you could try dehusking the grains yourself. But this is not a practical solution. You can buy dehusked millets in edible forms from multiple vendors in urban centers across India and some stores in semi-urban centres and villages. Do check for these online, a small list is also posted on our blog in the Where to buy page.
  
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  - on February 25, 2016 at 3:37 PM Shantha
    
    Hi
    Would you please clarify what is samo seeds (eaten during some fasting days in North).
    I’m confused with searched results since they all giving different names. What is the name in Tamil & English ….
    Thanks
    Shantha
    
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  - on February 25, 2016 at 9:07 PM Radha
    
    Hi Shantha I always wondered the same as you as to what Samo is. I also get conflicting information on it and never found perfect answer.
    
    I’m guessing they eat it only on special occasions because it’s something that grows wild on its own it’s not something cultivated formally which they’re not suppose to eat.
    
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  - on February 29, 2016 at 3:21 PM Dwiji
    
    Barnyard millet, साँवं / झिंगोरा / सिकिया in Hindi, is commonly used as a wheat/paddy rice replacement when fasting in North Indian (and Marathi) families.
    
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  - on February 29, 2016 at 3:08 PM Dwiji
    
    In many parts of North India, barnyard millet, kuthiravalli in Tamil, oodaralu ಊದರ್ಲು in Kannada, ఊదర్లు in Telugu, is used as a paddy rice or wheat substitute when fasting.
    
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- on February 21, 2016 at 1:15 AM | Reply Radha
  
  You can hire professional household help to dehusk it and clean it for you. I think it’s done every few days in small quantities. Perhaps a group of friends can hire a team of household help to do it that way the household help has other companions to assist. The household help will know how often it needs to be done.
  
  There are even urban women who regularly did this in their home.
  
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on January 30, 2016 at 1:39 PM | Reply bharath kumar

sirs
i wanted to know can we mix foxtail millet with wheat to make roti
and what quantity should be used
as i am a diabetic

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- on February 2, 2016 at 10:55 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Yes, of course. It would be good to have them ground into flour together. In case you cannot do that, just sieve the two flour together adding some of both the flours in each sieve that you would take.
  
  As for proportion, start with a small qtty of the millet flour (say 200 gms foxtail millet : 800 gms wheat) and increase the proportion as you get used to the taste and texture. While preparing the dough to make roti, please use warm/hot water (as much as your hands can bear when mixing & kneading) and let the mixed dough sit for a few minutes (10 – 15 min). Then prepare rotis just as one would using plain wheat flour.
  
  A few more tips:
  - One can mix the hot water in to the millet+wheat flour using a strong ladel/spoon and let it sit covered for a few minutes. Once it has cooled down a bit finish the mixing and knead well using bare hands.
  - The millet + wheat mix flour is better used fresh. The shelf life of this mixed flour will be less than that of the plain wheat flour.
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on January 29, 2016 at 11:52 PM | Reply Radha

Teach people how to process it at home using the traditional stone devices instead of having people pay someone else money to do a work out at a gym on scary equipment the way an rat is made to run round and round in circles going no where in a lab. Maybe the gym borrowed the same equipment from the lab animal and are charging others to use it.

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- on February 2, 2016 at 9:27 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  in an ideal world yes, we would be buying grains and storing them in our houses to take out enough for say a few days, process and clean them and use it for cooking. But alas, it is a non ideal world. Unlike all other beings in this world, we humans feel there are better uses of our time … like running on a treadmill in a gym or running around in circles in the real world !
  
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on January 28, 2016 at 3:56 AM | Reply Radha

the proso one is questionable make sure its not imported in in order to drive out local varietals.

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- on January 29, 2016 at 7:39 PM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Very true. And the sad thing is that even in the case of millets, we see the same trajectory of varietal loss we have seen with other crops – from paddy to pulses to fruits. A few groups do recognize the value of local seeds and are working to conserve the diversity. And there are efforts underway to develop small scale decentralized processing technology that would make edible forms of local millets possible – nurturing the agri as well as food diversity!
  
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on January 1, 2016 at 12:33 PM | Reply Prasad

Guys…let me tell you.. Mil lets are the most healthy foods evolved on earth for feeding humans and keep them healthy… They were abundantly available .Unfortunately human intellect took a wrong path in the name of technological development.And developed rice,wheat and maize….which are not balanced in their amino acid composition…
Ence mil lets are best to keep you not going frequently to hospitals

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- on January 5, 2016 at 9:37 PM | Reply Sai
  
  I have been having all types of millets for last one year……There was a Naturopathy speaker on TV who says that Millets are grown in hilly places and meant for people living on the hills. Hence it is advisable for people living on the plains to have millets once a while and not everyday….
  
  Besides, he said that one cup of Millet rice is equal to 4 cups of whire rice, Hence we must eat a small qty and have it in rotation…….U know what i meant…..Thtought i will share this for Millet lovers….
  
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  - on January 6, 2016 at 9:05 PM Dwiji
    
    Thank you for sharing your thoughts and very happy to hear about your move to include millets in your diet. Yes, millet rice are nutritionally way better than white paddy rice as one can see from the comparison table. From the perspective of maintaining food diversity it is advisable to have an assortment of cereals, just like we have an assortment of different vegetables and fruits depending on the season/time of the year. There are many different millets that can be used a staple – foxtail millet, little millet, kodo millet, proso millet, barnyard millet, brown top millet, and of course the bigger cousins – finger millet, sorghum and pearl millet. Each has its own taste, texture and a unique bouquet of nutrition. So for a balanced diet, it is advisable to eat as many cereals as one can, moderated one’s location, nutritional needs, tastes and the availability and afford ability of the grains.
    
    From pre-historic times, most farming has been rain fed. (Even today, when each and every river ecosystems in the world that have been disrupted by our thirst for water, nearly 80% of cultivated land is still rain fed. Please see this FAO publication for more information on this.) Millets have been cultivated by people across the world since humans started farming. They have been a part of the staple diet of communities in the hills, in the plains, in the forests, in the grasslands, and by the sea. There are thousands of varieties of each millet cultivated in different parts of the world each meeting a good proportion of the communities staple grain needs.
    
    The energy and nutritional needs of a professional living a typical urban middle/upper class lifestyle is considerably lesser than that of a labourer. So it is advisable to moderate our food intake accordingly – irrespective of whether one is using millets, or white paddy rice or wheat as the staple grain.
    
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  - on January 21, 2016 at 8:04 PM Panda
    
    Millets are grown in my village in south Tamil Nadu – plain dry land, not mountain. Millets are grown in all parts of the world and required less to no water. They are the most sustainable crop and everyone can eat it. Does not cause any harm 🙂
    
    BTW, Coffee and tea grows only in mountains and hills, try not consuming them 😉
    
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  - on January 23, 2016 at 4:22 AM Dwiji
    
    True, millets are grown in all parts of the world, including on the mountain slopes ! In fact, we see many varieties of millets like foxtail (thenai) and Proso (pani varagu) that are specialized over generations and grown amazingly well in mountain soils & climates. They are as you have pointed out one of the most sustainable crops we know of. Coffee and tea cultivations, on the other hand, are mostly not sustainable. One can find shade grown coffee, which builds a multi-species canopy, bringing coffee estates closer to the natural ecosystem, but it is typically more expensive than the generic coffees. As for tea, the lesser said the better, from what I know – though I am open to be corrected.
    
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on December 8, 2015 at 5:09 PM | Reply Vinodh

Great information. I need and i am interested to know more.
Whom should i contact ?

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- on January 1, 2016 at 10:24 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Dear Vinodh, Thank you ! if you are looking to buy millets, please see the where to buy page of our blog.
  
  To know more browse through the pages on this blog. The best source for more information is to search for it on the internet. There are tons of websites covering various aspects of millets. If you can share what specific topics/areas you would like more information / clarifications on we can point to some sources both online and in institutions in India.
  
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on November 28, 2015 at 9:30 AM | Reply sivagami

Very useful one

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on October 30, 2015 at 7:02 PM | Reply Cecy Kuruvilla

Is teff grain grown in India?

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- on December 3, 2015 at 7:21 PM | Reply milletsdinesh
  
  Teff is not grown in India. It is the crop grown in Africa.
  
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on October 30, 2015 at 4:54 PM | Reply Prasad

Hello

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on October 24, 2015 at 12:05 PM | Reply sandhya

We have grown foxtail millets in small portion of our land maybe in smallquarter acre. Now the crop is ready for harvesting. Could anyone guide us in selling the crop? MOREover the millets are red in colour. I only see creamish colour foxtail millets in the market . Is it a different variety or is it required to remove the husk?

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- on December 4, 2015 at 5:57 AM | Reply Dwiji
  
  Dear Sandhya, Very happy to hear that you have grown foxtail millet in your farm. I hope you were able to bring home the harvest before the series of storms & rain started a month ago. The foxtail millet variety you have cultivated is called red foxtail millet. It is reasonably common, but not as wide spread as the creamish/golden varieties. It does make for good fm rice once the husk layer has been removed.
  
  Please contact us through email with information of where you are and the quantity. We might be able to suggest some place where you can sell it, or even better, sell some and get the remaining grains milled to rice for your own usage. 🙂
  
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  - on December 31, 2015 at 11:01 AM Ananth
    
    Dear Dwiji,
    
    I have grown foxtail millet for personal use, but have 50 kgs extra which I want to sell (in Chennai). Could you please guide me in selling it. Should I de-husk it for selling?. Thanks for your help.
    
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  - on January 1, 2016 at 2:25 PM Dwiji
    
    Dear Ananth,
    Very happy to hear about your millet harvest! It is advisable to store millets with their husk on, i.e. in grain form rather than as rice. So until you have someone to buy it, do not get it dehusked. 50 kgs is a reasonable quantity. Can you share some more information – what variety thenai are these? source of seeds? where was it cultivated? was it a mixed crop? if yes, what were the other things you grew with them? Would like to ask a whole bunch of other Qs, but will save those for later 🙂
    
    Please contact folks at OFM or Restore in Chennai, in case you haven’t contacted them already.
    
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on September 22, 2015 at 8:35 PM | Reply Kaulige Foods (@KauligeShop)

All kinds of millets and millet products can be ordered online from Kaulige Foods (http://kaulige.com) – Bangalore’s Millet Store. We deliver millets throughout bangalore.

Visit http://kaulige.com for more info.

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on September 10, 2015 at 1:44 PM | Reply Chandriker

Is Guinoa related to this group? what does it called in tamil?

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- on October 30, 2015 at 4:22 PM | Reply Anita Komanduri
  
  Quinoa is not related to millets.
  
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on September 3, 2015 at 6:32 PM | Reply madhu

SOUTH BANGALOREANS CAN GET ALL TYPES OF MILLETS IN SINCHANA ORGANICS, sinchanaorganics@gmail.com.

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on August 25, 2015 at 4:14 PM | Reply Cecy

Would anyone know if teff grain in Ethiopia is same as ragi?

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- on October 30, 2015 at 4:23 PM | Reply Anita Komanduri
  
  Teff is not the same as ragi.
  
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on April 23, 2015 at 11:06 PM | Reply Radha

I just read this comment on someone’s blog. Can you please write a comment on it and where to get the unpolished ones or
how to process it at home ourselves so the nutrients are in tact unlike machine processed ones and how it was eaten unpolished traditionally?

“In super markets you will get the branded/ certified millet products. Most of the companies sell only the polished millets as it looks white just like rice varieties. Eating polished millets does not provide any nutritional benefits. It is just like eating the polished rice.

My request to all the readers is to search for the organic shops in your localities where you can get the unpolished millets without impurities.”

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- on December 3, 2015 at 8:03 PM | Reply milletsdinesh
  
  Radha, You can get good quality unpolished millets from EARTH 360. If you are in bangalore you can visit Kaulige.com for your millets requirements. visit earth360.in
  
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  - on December 4, 2015 at 12:26 AM Radha
    
    How do we know the millets are locally grown and from local seed and not from foreigners trying to pass off another grain as millet or trying to selling foreign imported grain or distorted grain (hybridized in an improper way) in order to counteract the local indigenous market to once again cause poverty issues ?
    
    For example was Proso millet commonly eaten locally because it’s a varietal that tends to grow in foreign countries or cold weather countries and sales of this varietal is counteracting local market?
    
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on June 16, 2014 at 12:49 AM | Reply Varagarisi Dosai/Kodo Millet Pancake (whole grain dosai series) | Dosaikal

[…] Unlike rice and wheat that require many inputs in terms of soil fertility and water, millets grow well in dry regions as rainfed crops. By eating millets, we will be encouraging farmers in dryland areas to grow crops that are best suited for those regions. This is a step towards sustainable cropping practices where by introducing diversity in our diets, we respect the biodiversity in nature rather than forcefully changing cropping patterns to grow wheat and rice everywhere. https://millets.wordpress.com/millets/ […]

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on June 13, 2014 at 2:56 PM | Reply What is biodiverse food? | Science on the Land

[…] millets (foxtail and pearl) but there are many others too. My fellow bloggers at Millets tell us what’s great about these grains. They grow well in drylands, they’re digestible, nutritious and […]

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on March 26, 2014 at 1:00 PM | Reply priya

Hi, Thankyou so much for the valuable information. I am very much interested in substituting rice/wheat with millet in my family’s daily diet. But for ragi, the other millets are not available in local stores in Kochi(ernakulam), where I live. 2 of my family members are highly diabetic and it would be of great help if I could know from where I can buy other millets and their Malayalam names also. Thankyou, Sreepriya

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on March 26, 2014 at 12:36 PM | Reply K K Ananthanarayanan

I live in Mumbai—Chembur Area.
Where can I get Thinai, Varagu, Kuthuravalli,, Kelvaragu, Kambu, Samai. , Panivaragu In Mumbai & in Mumbai–Chembur ? Please inform their prices & whether these are available on-line.
Please reply by return mail to : kka.narayanan@gmail.com

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- on March 27, 2014 at 8:23 AM | Reply millets
  
  Check https://millets.wordpress.com/where-to-buy/. You can ask Earth360 if they will ship to Mumbai.
  
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on March 19, 2014 at 11:38 AM | Reply Goobe

Found foxtail and little mittle at weekly market on tuesday in KR Pura, Bangalore. Also found were Ragi, Soghram and perl millet.
Sadly most of these are being used as feed for pigeons and other birds

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on March 19, 2014 at 8:28 AM | Reply Eat Local With Millet Recipes

[…] can stand in for wheat atta the next time you make rotis and theplas. The Internet is awash with websites that are singing paeans to the lowly millets and there’s even a restaurant in my […]

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on March 14, 2014 at 12:40 AM | Reply Vasudeva

Hi.. I want to know is any MILLER MELA going to happen in Bangalore in March 2014.

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on March 12, 2014 at 12:31 PM | Reply Anil Kumar Tallapally

can the foxtail millit be consumed with the hull ? if not … is any procedure to dehusk it ?

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- on March 27, 2014 at 6:51 PM | Reply millets
  
  It is not consumed with the hull, just like paddy rice. It is dehusked first.
  
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on February 13, 2014 at 2:26 PM | Reply Selvi

Millet rice and millet snacks are readily available at “Parambariya” a unit of Women’s Collective @ kolathur, Chennai. You can also order for cooked food. Food order is taken up.

Contact Number : 044 25505382 / 9444293690

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on February 10, 2014 at 2:33 PM | Reply naveen pc

I am interest ed to export ragi millet to usa please guide

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on October 24, 2013 at 3:21 PM | Reply quality services

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on October 14, 2013 at 12:24 PM | Reply Channakeshava B N

Sir, i have grown ragi millet organically, its ready for sale, now i have 700kgs of ragi. if any one needs please repy.

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on September 27, 2013 at 9:12 AM | Reply Sumithra

Does anyone know where we can get seed millets??

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- on October 6, 2013 at 9:31 AM | Reply millets
  
  You can contact Earth 360 for the millets seeds – send a mial to order@earth360.in
  
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on September 17, 2013 at 11:18 AM | Reply Sumithra

Where do we get seeds(Vithai dhanyam) to grow millets like Saamai(Little millet), varagu(kodu millet) ? Please give me the contact information

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on August 28, 2013 at 12:31 AM | Reply PKP

Do all these different millets belong to the same family? Like most dals belong to lentil family.

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- on September 2, 2013 at 7:12 PM | Reply millets
  
  Yes. All millets are from the same group. They are very much like Paddy and Wheat.
  
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on August 23, 2013 at 11:31 PM | Reply praveen

Dear friends, few varieties of minor millets are fast disappearing now. anyone interested in cultivation, for organic seeds…drop a mail @ sahajaseeds@gmail.com

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on May 16, 2013 at 3:13 PM | Reply Revati

where can i get more information on minor millets and its health effects?

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- on August 27, 2013 at 9:45 PM | Reply radha
  
  http://www.fao.org/docrep/T0818e/T0818E00.htm#Contents
  
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on April 25, 2013 at 8:21 PM | Reply Kay

is spelt an indian millet? does that grow in india as well

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- on August 27, 2013 at 9:51 PM | Reply radha
  
  No. Spelt, emmer, einkorn are types of wheats not millets. As a side note,
  quiona is not millet that comes from a different plant. Many people mistaken quinoa for millet.
  
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on March 7, 2013 at 11:29 AM | Reply GeethaGanesh

Chennai. Has many organic. Stores . They. All sell millets.dhnyam in t.nagar. Restore in adayar. Kalpakshema in gopalapuram. Sell millets.anybody can get the address from google search.

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on March 6, 2013 at 10:30 PM | Reply soso

please tell me where can i find small millets in Tamil Nadu

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on February 27, 2013 at 7:26 PM | Reply Dr.K.Raghu

I came upon this page searching for what Thinai meant ,it’s a Tamil word.Very interesting info ,thanks to all , I am also not sure if we really gain anything buying organic food.Ithas become fashionable, but is it really worth the extra money, I don’t know.

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- on August 23, 2013 at 3:23 AM | Reply Radha
  
  The term organic is vague and can mislead people. It all depends on the individual
  
  Many organic foods are probably fertilized with waste products from the meat industry and junk food industry. Like bone meal, feather meals, blood meal, urine, and manure. The animals are often given drugs, salts, hormones, things to dye their flesh, and these animals are fed a diet not natural to their normal diet, eat gmo seed, have poor immunity given they are not raised well or are import breeds. This all can pass onto the soil and to the food via their manure.
  
  There are a group of Americans trying to grow food without meat industry , industrial waste. It’s called veganic agriculture. They caught onto the organic gimmicks and this is their response.
  
  However, some organic farmers use vegetable/ forrest compost and clean manure, more manual labor for weeding, plant biodiverse crops to avoid pests instead of planting the same crop all the time which attract pests etc. such farmers do deserve to be paid a higher price for their product. If you are very knowledgeable in cooking you can taste and see the difference in their product.
  
  The key to good agriculture is the health of the ecosystem. Traditionally dal, peanut shells, leaf compost, forrest compost, were the fertilizers ….
  trees were the main source of organic greens. Trees have deep roots, so no need to water as much, developed resistance since they are mature, for young tender greens can be more vulnerable, it’s the most organic source for greens, as well as other Forrest based things. Problem, people cutting down trees! This is one of the root problems to why organic foods are lacking….Forrest destruction.
  
  The best rices of the world come from healthy Forrest and mountain ecosystems.
  
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  - on August 31, 2013 at 12:45 AM radha
    
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_gardening
    
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  - on January 27, 2014 at 5:03 AM Radha
    
    I just read the forest gardens are getting sold off to real estate deals. The same is being done to farm lands. The local people are struggling to protect these agricultural ecosystems, but investment minded people with more money and perhaps political influence are behind this it seems. This sounds similar to how government ordered the elimination of native Indian breed cows due to Western influences, making them endangered. These cows once thrived in these specific ecosystems, feeding off of them and sustaining them with their dung.
    
    I’m not sure what the answer is. I didn’t realize the forest gardens are getting endangered.
    
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- on August 23, 2013 at 3:36 AM | Reply Radha
  
  In an academic article I read it seems organic millet is better from a nutritional point of view. there are low quality and high quality proteins. When millet is given commercial fertilizer high in nitrogen it develops a high amount of low quality protein called I think prolamin. So the millets protein quality degrades. So its not how much protein we eat but what is the quality of that protein does it give a good range of essential amino acids we must have.
  
  So high nitrogen fertilizers yes can be problematic they are altering the nutritional value of the food.
  
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- on August 23, 2013 at 4:46 AM | Reply Radha
  
  Another tricky issue with organic is it not only depends on the individual farmers approach but what specifically they are growing. Many plants don’t need fertilizers they actually do better without them . Some plants produce their own pesticides like sorghum and cashews. Some plants do well without water like millet. So I would assume such crops should cost less to produce and chemically produced foods would cost more, but government might be paying for these chemicals via subsidizes and so even though non organic food costs more to produce they can sell at a lesser price due to government subsidies which makes it hard for an organic farmer to compete even though his food is truly lesser priced.
  
  price often depends on supply and demand, if it costs little to produce but there is high demand for it like bottled water then that often determines price not how much it costs to produce it. The problem is there is fake organic and real organic. There have been cases of farmers market fraud where farmers sold chemically produced food as organic that they didn’t grow themselves but imported from somewhere else but pretended that they grew it themselves. It’s hard to regulate such fraud.
  
  The best thing is to grow your own food or to go the farm it comes from and regularly visit or volunteer there to know if its real organic.
  
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- on August 24, 2013 at 10:21 AM | Reply radha
  
  The problem with organic is same with kancheepuram sarees , there is real kancheepuram from the weavers there itself and imitation, and many pay more for imitation. Now tamil government began a hallmark program to label sarees coming from kancheepuram with a government endorsed seal the way there are third party certifiers for organic. But some feel the standards set by such certifiers are weak and the cost to get certified is too high and the paperwork involved is too much to keep up with.
  
  so best is to grow your own or volunteer at a farm or regularly visit the farm to know what is going on.
  
  Individual farmers vary in their growing methods, some farmers are more caring and creative in their approach than others.
  
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  - on September 22, 2013 at 6:42 AM Radha
    
    I spoke to some people of farming background. They’re telling me the cost of vegetables, some minor millets and food in general is getting very high that they can’t afford to eat fresh veggies. some, to get their veggies eat only bottled pickles. This should not happen. Before we eat the farmers food we need to make sure they are able to eat and don’t have to be desperate for cash that they’re selling their personal food supply to us.
    
    The idea behind paying more money for organic is to pay for the extra labor costs to manually not chemically deal with problems, and to provide more money to make up for lower yielding crops. Yet some organic farmers I spoke to do not do the extra labor, do not monitor their crops like they’re suppose to but charge the organic price anyhow while selling vegetables harvested in the wrong condition because they weren’t monitoring them. So among organic farmers, I would say few are truly organic. It depends on the individual farmer’s character and personal philosophy.
    
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on February 4, 2013 at 6:51 PM | Reply Debbie Silber

Food prices have risen faster in recent years than ever before. As many of us are feeling the pinch, it is time to reevaluate some of our food purchases. The term “organic” has been thrown around in the shopping aisles like sprinkles on the jelly donut you’re trying to avoid. It seems like hundreds of new “organic” products have emerged, all with a price tag about 30% higher than the regular option. Is it really worth the extra money, or are we all being duped with a clever marketing campaign to get us to buy essentially the same thing for a lot more? .

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on January 29, 2013 at 8:10 PM | Reply k.prabakaran

very good write up every one should take it serious. I think the Tamil nadu Govt had took special initiative to revive millets. Thanks to our CM. K.Prabakaran

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on January 22, 2013 at 12:16 PM | Reply Uma

How can I get varaguarisi in Delhi?pl reply

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on November 26, 2012 at 6:35 PM | Reply usha

Thank u Anand.

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on November 26, 2012 at 5:28 PM | Reply Anand Lakshminarsu

Quinoa is a Peruvian grain.It grows only in Peru.It is not grown any where else in the world.In Bangalore and Chennai it is available in “Brown Tree” outlets.There is one Brown Tree shop in Sampige Road (3rd Cross) Malleswaram.It is very costly though.Rs 800/= per Kg.However Quinoa is affordable in USA around $ 4/= per pound($ 9/= per Kg).

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on November 26, 2012 at 12:16 PM | Reply Usha

My email id is writerusha@gmail.com.

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on November 26, 2012 at 5:54 AM | Reply CM

please don’t post this,
if you don’t want to post my reply to usha here, can you email it to her?

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- on November 26, 2012 at 5:57 AM | Reply Usha
  
  Yes, please email it to me if you cannot post it for whatever reason.
  
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on November 25, 2012 at 8:00 PM | Reply Usha

Lots of very useful information CM. And thank you for the warning on fake claims. Some more questions because you are so knowledgeable! 1. What is quinoa in Tamil or Hindi and is it available in Chennai? 2. Is cholam high carb and to be avoided if you are trying to lose weight? 3. Are you saying that ragi is a good way to substitute at one meal instead of rice and wheat? 4. By unpolished rice, do you mean hand-pounded? Is brown rice good too and how do you ensure it is not just fake brown? Hope I am not submerging you in questions. Thanks a million in advance.

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- on November 26, 2012 at 12:52 AM | Reply CM
  
  i suggest asking an endocrinologist or a clinical nutritionist who works with endocrinologists, to possibly formulate a safe diet plan for you.
  
  1. i don’t eat quinoa. i think millet is better and it is what the ancient tamils ate on a regular basis.
  
  http://kitchenrhapsody.blogspot.com/2012/08/saamaivaraguthinai-soru-little.html
  
  please watch the videos at the bottom of this link. they will explain to you in tamil some background. you can read this link, there is a lot of information to help you.
  
  http://ramanchennai.wordpress.com/2009/07/25/millets-why-did-we-forget/
  
  2. cholam is sorghum. some tamils call corn cholam also. but corn and sorghum are totally different. i think all millets are good source of carbs as long as they have their bran layer on and the germ. some people are refining the millets removing these nutritious parts to it. there is nothing wrong with carbs. you want to avoid refined carbs, and eat complex carbs otherwise you will go into protein deficiency. people are getting health problems from doing unsafe dieting practices. even if they lose weight, they will acquire another health problem at the same time. for certain lights there is a shadow casted.
  
  3. i think sprouted ragi idli is good. to make sprouted ragi idli many steps are involved in making it which might help reduce the goitrogens. i want to emphasize it is not the millet that can be helpful but HOW we prepare the millet that matters. i have seen many dishes prepared wrong which reduce their nutritional value. brown rice can be good too provided it is soaked prior to cooking. brown rice also has nutritional inhibitors, its called phytic acid which blocks iron uptake. that is why correct precise food preparation is very important. there are no miracle products, no miracle cures. it is all dependent on us and how we act. this is why in olden days, women took so much care and time too cook. sometimes, the faster food is made the more is lost.
  
  4. traditionally tamils did not eat wheat, they ate millet. this is a historical fact. they also ate rice too, but it was siggapu arisi, red rice. samba rice is one variety. this was made into dosa/idli and puttu. they also ate brown rice. not all but many kai kuthal arisi are unpolished. it depends on the lady doing the pounding. if you pound too much you begin to knock off the bran on the grain and it becomes like polished rice. sahaja samrudha has a good selection of these rices. but i would eat the rice meant for daily meals, not the medicinal rice. medicinal rice was used to treat specific ailments, not to be eaten regularly.
  
  how to tell if it is fake? that is a good question, some people are adding dye to rice to color it. you can tell by looking at it. when you shop for whole grains and get into a habit of looking at them you begin to tell what is fake and what is real. if you know of a rice farmer with good character, go see his paddy and have him explain to you. get into the habit of seeing food on the plant itself.
  
  restore and sahaja samrudha have both unpolished rices and millets.
  
  http://www.sahajasamrudha.org/Event%20Medicinal%20Rice.htm
  
  http://restore.org.in/Organic-Food-Products/65/24
  
  this is about red rice
  
  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up3y-rb6q84)
  
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on November 25, 2012 at 2:36 PM | Reply leena

very useful info, Can you tell me how to prepare these millets for kids..

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on November 24, 2012 at 12:30 PM | Reply Usha

Thank you CM, for taking the time to be so helpful! They said soya was the miracle substitute which was good for health and low on carbs, etc. But turned out that was bad for the thyroid too. The journey continues, with the help of knowledgeable people like you.

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- on November 25, 2012 at 1:25 AM | Reply CM
  
  usha, i think if you eat millet idli you might be fine.
  
  there are people called “clinical nutritionists” who might be able to advise you on what to eat. they would know more than a doctor on this topic. these are people who study health problems due to nutritional deficiencies. however, for these people to be of help to you , you have to be very detailed and honest about your eating habits and health history. otherwise they can’t advise you right. if you forget to mention something to them, they may not give the best advice to you.
  
  there are a lot of fake health foods that are no different than junk foods. never believe someone that makes a claim that their product is a miracle health food. there is no such thing. never get your information from business advertisements or programs that pretend to be educational shows. these are ways to trap a person into buying a useless product by promoting fake science, not real science…science is an on going discovery, what we think is true today, might be thought of differently tomorrow.
  
  personally among all the grains i have looked into, millets and unpolished rices are very good for the health. we just need to know how to harvest them, store them and cook them properly so we retain their nutritional value and deal with the nutritional inhibitors.
  
  we need carbohydrate. this low carb diet is a false concept. it is not carbs that is the problem it is refined carbs that is the problem. in refined foods they have eliminated other nutrients that prevent the fast release of sugar or salt into the blood stream. it is this fast release of sugar and salt that is overwhelming the body causing it get into problems.
  
  the most important thing we need is carbohydrate. it can’t be avoided. it is the thing we need the most. if you do not eat enough carbohydrate your body will take whatever protein you eat and will convert it into carbohydrate thus causing protein deficiency in the person. people will eat meat thinking they are getting protein, but this is false. if the meat eater is not eating enough grains or tubers with their meal which provide carbs, the body will convert the protein from that meat into carbs and the meat eater will get into protein deficiency. many athletes went into protein deficiency because they thought eating only meat will make them strong. this is false. you can be a meat eater and have protein deficiency.
  
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- on November 25, 2012 at 2:16 AM | Reply CM
  
  here is more information on goitrogens in millets.
  
  http://www.fao.org/docrep/T0818E/T0818E0j.htm#Goitrogens
  
  but goitrogens are in a lot of foods such as the brassica family of vegetables (cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, radish, turnip, brussel sprouts, mustard), and in soy. but i would argue goitrogens are probably the most manageable in millets given the variety of cooking methods we use to prepare them. i will guess if you were to eat sprouted ragi idli or perhaps cholam idli (never sprout cholam!) you might be okay.
  
  correct harvesting, food storage and most of all correct food preparation is is key. it is not the food itself, but how we handle food that is what matters.
  
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- on October 13, 2016 at 2:55 PM | Reply eathealthytostayhealthy
  
  soya is a GMO crop so it is best to avoid all products of soya even milk and tofu, it applies to american sweet corn also
  
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  - on October 15, 2016 at 11:33 AM Dwiji
    
    Very true. The full effects of GMO crops are not well understood, especially on the farm ecosystem.
    
    In the name of food security and self sufficiency agriculture has been converted into industrial farming with very little attention to variations in the nutritional content of crops when cultivated in different conditions, how storage and processing changes the nutritional composition, the ill effects of chemical intensive farming on soil and environment. GM foods are the pinnacle of this exploitative, greed fueled pursuit – more industry and pretty much no culture.
    
    Please see http://indiagminfo.org/ for more information on GMO in food crops.
    
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on November 8, 2012 at 1:15 PM | Reply Usha

Hi, I started substituting thinai instead of rice because of its health benefits, after reading about quinoa online. But I found that thinai is called millet in English and millets are to be avoided by people who have an under active thyroid. I thought I could have quinoa instead, though I don’t know whether it also comes under the millet family and is bad for those with a thyroid problem. Can you help? Thanks.

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- on November 24, 2012 at 11:07 AM | Reply CM
  
  i will attempt to answer. you are correct usha, millets
  have what is called goitrogens. these perhaps interfere with the absorption of iodine. but goitrogens are in a lot of foods, not just millets. many foods have nutritional inhibhitors, they block the absorption of a mineral or something of nutritional value to us. this is not a bad thing, the plant is only protecting this precious substance, we just need to know how to unpackage the food to get access to it. this is done via proper food preparation. goitrogens are just one kind of nutritional inhibitor, there are many more.
  
  cooking does not help remove the goitrogens, they will remain.that is the problem. i am sure there were ways we dealt with this. i’m trying to figure out how. i will guess that if you eat puttu or dosa/idli made from millet you might be okay. but regular millet rice i would avoid for now. and the puttu and dosa/idli have to be made right. i have seen it done wrong many times.
  
  quinoa is not related to millet at all. that is a totally different grain. i think that comes from the goosefoot plant perhaps native to latin america. quinoa must be washed very well to remove the saponins prior to cooking otherwise it will get very soapy due to the saponins. i think saponins are in many things like soapnut and fennugreek. but you don’t want to consume too much saponin. that is the problem. that is why quinoa has to be washed very well. often quinoa sold is not the way it is in the nature. it actually comes in a variety shades of colors, but the manufacturers remove those colors and just give one solid color to the consumer.
  
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on October 30, 2012 at 10:12 PM | Reply Aravinda K

Proso millet, also called as “Haaraka” in Kannada, is available at Parisara Organic junction, 7th cross, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru. Ph: 23468881.

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on October 25, 2012 at 1:37 PM | Reply pushpalatha

please tell me a chennai address for getting these millets and also price/kg
pushpalatha

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- on October 28, 2012 at 6:46 PM | Reply millets
  
  pl contact Restore – in Adyar, you can check their website for the contact details.
  
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on October 22, 2012 at 1:29 PM | Reply Savitha

Hi,
I need some Proso Millet, can anyone help me where do we get it in Bangalore?? its very urgent, i need it for my baby’s treatment.. please call me on 98862 44472, or provide the contact info of the shop.. pls

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- on October 30, 2012 at 7:43 PM | Reply JK
  
  savitha, how are they using proso millet to treat your baby? and why proso millet was selected?
  
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on October 11, 2012 at 12:39 PM | Reply Shalini

Is the glycemic index of millets more than rice and wheat?

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- on October 15, 2012 at 11:18 PM | Reply millets
  
  Millets have glycemic index lower than the Rice and Wheat. It varies from millet to millet.
  
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on October 8, 2012 at 10:40 AM | Reply VENKATESHA MURTHY T S

HELLO!
There are not many recipes made out of Millets (different Varities) . Can any body give the various recipes made out of each individual millet, region wise. since new users should be able to use by looking into recipes in web sites.WITH GREAT REVERENCE, YOURS CARDIALLY,
VENKATESHA MURTHY T S.
murthytsv@gmail.com

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on October 8, 2012 at 10:34 AM | Reply VENKATESHA MURTHY T S

Does the above collection of informations cover whole world? Can each one of the millets be identified for cultivation areas, user areas. How these can be cultivated in India with least resources of water etc.? Can I get reply by mail? Does any University research programmes cover all the millets growing and economical production methods? what is the minimum requirement of land for each one of the millets? THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE. Please do the needful.
WITH GREAT REVERENCE, YOURS CARDIALLY,
VENKATESHA MURTHY T S.
murthytsv@gmail.com

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on October 5, 2012 at 12:45 AM | Reply guna

pl say where can i get all the millet in doha,qater.

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on September 28, 2012 at 8:39 PM | Reply Venkat - Chennai

Please anyone Tell me the market price for below millet’s

Barnyard Millet , Italian Millet , Finger millet

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on September 25, 2012 at 11:08 AM | Reply R.U.BHASKARA RAO

I have 10 MT of Fox Tail Millet for sale in Andhra Pradesh. Bulk Purchasers may please be contacted at bhaskar@coronetlabs.com

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on September 12, 2012 at 3:26 PM | Reply ‘Navane Dose’ Foxtail Millet Dosa, A Guest Post for Veganosaurus | Love Food Eat

[…] don’t need to write about millets, their nutritional values and the other reasons to include more of them into your diet as I have already done it in my previous posts. But a lot of […]

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on August 1, 2012 at 4:23 PM | Reply Anand Lakshminarsu

“Sahaja Sammrudda” at intersection of Burgul Mutt Road ,VV Puram and Kalasipalyam Main Road ,Down Sajjan Rao circle always has Organic Ragi( Finger Millet),Sajje( Pearl Millet),Navane( Fox tail Millet),Organic and rare Rice strains and some times Kodo,Proso and Barnyard Millets. I normally source my needs of millets from Sahaja Sammrudda ,
Anand .

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on July 30, 2012 at 12:03 AM | Reply Amar

Chitra ji
Would you be kind enough to inform me , if possible, where i could purchase these millets in hulled grain form and flour, ready to be used, I am very diabetic and would appreciate your response.Thank you..!

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on July 14, 2012 at 2:58 PM | Reply Chithra Viswanathan

I use millets like varagu, samai, thinai, kudiraivolly in everyday cooking. I cook them like rice besides upma, pongal, kichdi, adai, kesari, kheer, sarhkarai pongal etc. I have given all recipes in my apps Ask chitvish premium version for both IOS and Android platforms.

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- on July 20, 2012 at 10:29 PM | Reply CM
  
  chithra how can i get all your recipes? i don’t understand how we can get them, i’m not good with computers…
  
  how are you cooking it as rice? where are you purchasing it from? are you pounding it at home or buying all ready processed?
  
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- on July 24, 2012 at 4:31 PM | Reply bhooma
  
  chitra mam,
  
  can you pls tell where do u get varagu, samai, thinai, kudiraivolly in chennai
  
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on June 5, 2012 at 11:03 PM | Reply Ammadio

Purchased a wide variety of millets and unpolished rice from the recently help Akki Mela and Millets Mela in Bangalore. Most of them were sold by Sahaja Organics.
Have started using Millets in many things we make at home including dosa and upma.
The Gandhasale rice is an easy substitute for regular white rice and the Navara red rice can be added along with white rice to dosa batter.

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on June 1, 2012 at 9:58 AM | Reply shankar

hi, i am shankar Ph. D student, I want to know the export trend of processed ragi products. please help me to find out.

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on June 1, 2012 at 2:11 AM | Reply Pra

Dear sir/madam
please provide me some information about area ,production and productivity of minor millets in india.. also in Karnataka state details..if any good materials like thesis or report about decline in area and consumption…. please suggest me for above subject….Thanking you:).

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on April 27, 2012 at 1:45 PM | Reply V.Muthu

This is a very wonderful website and such sites are to be welcomed by all. Request the concerned to clarify whether millets of all type are good for acidity and is edible by people with poor digestion. Thanks.

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on April 8, 2012 at 11:20 AM | Reply Ikirmikir

Hello, can anyone tell me where I may purchase millets in Kolkata? millets are new to me and could you please suggest which kind of millet is the most nutritious in terms of proteins,minerals, calvium, iron etc and can also be cooked like rice?

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- on April 11, 2012 at 4:13 AM | Reply CM
  
  according to food historian kt achaya, “ma huan, the chinese admiral, remarked on the abudance of millet in bengal in c. ad 1400…”
  
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- on April 12, 2012 at 1:41 AM | Reply CM
  
  ikirmikir, i will make an educated guess. try
  
  Health Food Centre- Ms Hemy Kapur
  8/1, Dr U N Brahmachari Street, (formerly Loudon Street)
  Kolkatta – 700 017
  (033)-22879790,22807913
  
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on April 4, 2012 at 3:14 PM | Reply shaikmahaboobbasha

millets are very useful to good,i used your company korralu

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on March 24, 2012 at 10:07 AM | Reply crescent trust

Greetings from Crescent Trust.WE are working with Small and marginal farmer in Madurai District,Tamilnadu.We are promote and produce minor millet rices.Like ragirice,sorghum rice

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on February 23, 2012 at 3:41 PM | Reply drona

For your processed kodo millet and barnyard millet requirements please email agsigo.drona@gmail.com

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on February 10, 2012 at 10:56 AM | Reply Angidisamy v veerakumar

Hi Leena,

i am looking for large quantity of Millets,sorgam,and maize

please let me know types ,quantity you are having

my contact details kousalyaexports@gmail.com

leave your contact details

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on January 28, 2012 at 12:38 AM | Reply CM

Timbaktu Organic products can be purchased at the following stores across India.

http://www.timbaktu-organic.org/customersbuy.html

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- on June 16, 2012 at 2:20 AM | Reply CM
  
  organic food stores india
  http://thecookscottage.typepad.com/curry/2005/05/organic_food_ou.html
  
  also try
  http://www.fair-india.net/Navdanya_Organic_Shops.html
  
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on January 27, 2012 at 12:08 PM | Reply vasumathi

Today in Hindu I read about your site,thank you very much this is very informative of our own food grains.

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on January 25, 2012 at 10:28 AM | Reply Anand

I bought Haraka(Kodo Millet) from Sahaja Samrudda Outlet near Sajjan Rao Circle,Bangalore.The outlet is about 200 yards from the Sajjan Rao Circle on the road leading to Kalasipalyam on the right side of the road.This is the first time that I saw Haraka .Hope Sahaja Samrudda also procures Oodalu.Yes Navane is more easily available at many outlets.Keep up the good work Sahaja Samrudda

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on January 24, 2012 at 5:55 PM | Reply Lite Bite > » Millet and Its Health Benefits – An Easy Millet Breakfast Porridge Recipe

[…] Millets […]

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on January 23, 2012 at 11:28 AM | Reply health benefits of millet

All the things that I need to know about millet is inside this post. I am so happy to found this kind of blog with an amazing post about millet.

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on January 16, 2012 at 11:31 PM | Reply Radha

this cooking show talks about ragi:

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on January 16, 2012 at 11:25 PM | Reply Radha

i wonder if rice growing is contributing to bacteria and fungal issues indians suffer from? millet use to be grown around the village of salem tamil nadu. maybe it’s still grown today.

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on January 16, 2012 at 11:23 PM | Reply Radha

yes please list reliable sources for clean freshly harvested millet, especially those willing to mail abroad. i want to make puttu from fresh grain i can grind myself.

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on January 9, 2012 at 10:54 PM | Reply Ranjana

This is a good blog.
I have a question- do oats fall in some category of millets?
And what are the Hindi/ other vernacular names for oats?
I have been trying to locate good sources of oats around Delhi ( want to stay miles away from the highly refined, nutrient deficient packaged variety), but have had no luck so far.
Would be great to get some pointers.
Thansk

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- on January 10, 2012 at 7:20 AM | Reply millets
  
  Oats are not millets. I have been looking for good whole rolled oats around Bangalore but have not been able to so far. You could consider using millets like ragi, jowar and bajra that do not need to be dehusked, thus reducing the possibility of polishing and refining (though not always). They are available as flour or grits (rava) and you can use them to make a porridge or rice (with the rava) like oats. Click on Nutition in millets to learn more.
  
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- on January 19, 2012 at 12:11 PM | Reply Uma prasad
  
  I am glad to introduce India form of Oats.. a wounderful product called Millet Organica. this is a multipurpose Millet Porridge Mix; Which is 100% organic, has a combination of 8 rare variety of millets; and can be cooked the way you like; if you would like to try or know more about this product you may write to me.
  
  umaraomv@gmail.com or call 080-43438484
  
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- on February 2, 2012 at 9:08 PM | Reply sekhar
  
  I think it is called jhew in hindi or urdu and in telugu it is called yavaghodhumalu
  
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on December 29, 2011 at 12:19 PM | Reply jyoti batham

hello sir,
I am jyoti batham , research felow in DFRL mysore, i neede kodo millet as my research sample, it would be helpful if u give me information of supplier of kodo millet in karnataka ,

thanking you

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on December 25, 2011 at 1:50 PM | Reply Millet Pongal – Creamy Foxtail Millet with Yellow Lentils & Peas | love food eat

[…] Unlike rice and wheat that require many inputs in terms of soil fertility and water, millets grow well in dry regions as rainfed crops. By eating millets, we will be encouraging farmers in dryland areas to grow crops that are best suited for those regions. This is a step towards sustainable cropping practices where by introducing diversity in our diets, we respect the biodiversity in nature rather than forcefully changing cropping patterns to grow wheat and rice everywhere .(Source) […]

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on November 23, 2011 at 7:57 AM | Reply D.JAYAPRAKASH MUDLAIAR

i ACCEPT THAT WE SHOULD USE OUR MILLET INSTEAD OF RICE

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on November 4, 2011 at 7:20 PM | Reply balaji

you want kuthiravalli rice,tinai rice,varagu rice only speech in tamil mobile number 9994253177 by balaji

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on October 21, 2011 at 3:28 AM | Reply CM

was teff cooked in south india? if yes, how? is it a millet?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eragrostis_tef

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- on January 10, 2012 at 7:22 AM | Reply millets
  
  I don’t think teff is in use in India. I am not sure about historically though.
  
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on October 20, 2011 at 3:42 PM | Reply steven cornman

how do you transplant millets to your yard that are now 2 – 3 ft tall in a container?

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on September 22, 2011 at 8:53 AM | Reply Suvasini

Hi, can someone please tell me the Marathi or Gujarati word for Little Millet

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- on October 15, 2011 at 11:53 PM | Reply millets
  
  for the name of millets in different languages please check our website earth360.in
  
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on September 16, 2011 at 11:33 AM | Reply Nemani

in dry soils we should grow finger or pearl millet,rice is a plant of swampy lands,some traditional varieties were always grown on hillsides.But with less yields. But the nutritional content of this new aerobic rice need to be studied, it may be inferior to millets. We also need to consider cropping systems[planting and maturity periods].

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on September 10, 2011 at 12:26 PM | Reply Deepak

Please let me know as to where all types of millet seeds are available in Mumbai, required for personal use as a diabetic and also to feed my birds with their natural food

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on August 21, 2011 at 3:08 PM | Reply purushothama

Please publish a list or directory of distributors and retailers of millets in bangalore and other cities. It will be of great use to buyers.
thanks
purushothama

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on July 15, 2011 at 12:58 AM | Reply Satish B R

Hi… am in need of millets for my research work. Learned that you cultivate millete in your village. I am ineed of the local cultivar varities of different millets especially different varieties of Foxtail millet, Kodo millet and little millet. If you have other species then do let me know about it. Just want maximum varities in the tree above mentioned millet. Do let me know how do i aquire it as soon as possible….

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- on July 22, 2011 at 8:53 PM | Reply millets
  
  Please contact me to mobile 09440870875. Will let you know what we have. Dinesh
  
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on June 24, 2011 at 9:19 PM | Reply V.Balaji

To,
Chennai customers,
Thanks to re-store org. at adyar, chennai. Iam a regular customer of re-store. Bcs,this is non profitable shop. They are fulfilling diabetic patients need by millets and some organic foods.
Yes, i see the good by re-store. Also,its a humanbeing shop. Bcs,the shop workers are very respective & good reply.
by
V.Balaji,Food consultant for diabetic,Wheatgrass powder D’ler.
mail: veebalaji4u@gmail.com

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on May 15, 2011 at 8:10 PM | Reply Aparna

Hi
Pearl millet is Sajjae in Kannada

Thank You
Aparna

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- on May 15, 2011 at 9:04 PM | Reply millets
  
  Thanks. I have added this above.
  
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on May 15, 2011 at 12:24 AM | Reply uday

hello sir can u tel me which are the fermented products of little millet and also provide me information about preparation of those products….

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- on May 15, 2011 at 8:53 AM | Reply millets
  
  You can use little millet to make idlis and dosas. Check these recipes for foxtail millet. You can use little millet instead.
  https://millets.wordpress.com/recipes/foxtail-millet-recipes/korra-idli/
  https://millets.wordpress.com/recipes/foxtail-millet-recipes/korra-dosa/
  
  One can also make a fermented porridge. Recipe will be posted soon.
  
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on May 15, 2011 at 12:20 AM | Reply uday

hello sir can u tel me which are the fermented products of little millet and also to prepare them?

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on May 5, 2011 at 3:38 PM | Reply anand lakshminarsu

In Bangalore Ragi( Finger Millet),Sajje( Pearl Millet){ Bajra} w are freely avaiable.Navane( Fox Tail Millet) and Same( Little millet) are availble in speciality Organic retail outlets like Parisara in Malleswaram,Simply Organic in Rajajinagar,Jaivika in Lalbagh etc.However I have not been able to source other minor Millets like Haraka( Barnyard Millet) and Baragu( ?) .I understand Uttarakhand Organic ,DehraDun stock and distribute the same.Is there any retail outlet where I can buy Haraka and Baragu.?

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- on May 12, 2011 at 6:44 PM | Reply millets
  
  Dear Anand,
  
  For all your requirements of millets please write to us at order@earth360.in. We will be able to provide you with Haaraka and also other millets Barnyard etc., Dinesh
  
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- on June 9, 2011 at 10:01 PM | Reply raghu
  
  Pl. tell me where is Parisara in malleswaram, Simply Organic in Rajainagar ,Jaivika in Lalbagh
  
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  - on June 9, 2011 at 10:21 PM millets
    
    Jaivik Mall is at the Lal Bagh Double Road entrance. You will see it on the left side as soon as you enter the gate.
    
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  - on October 23, 2012 at 9:28 AM Aravinda K
    
    Parisara organic junction, Behind Krishna Sweets, 7th cross, Malleshwaram. Ph: 23468881.
    
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- on November 3, 2012 at 4:33 PM | Reply srinis
  
  Sahaja Organics, opp. to times of india, Sajjan Rao Road, Bangalore
  
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on May 3, 2011 at 10:46 AM | Reply Madhavan

Thankx good info

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on April 14, 2011 at 10:59 PM | Reply Eulalia

How does one cook barnyard millet/ jhingora rice?

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on April 13, 2011 at 6:38 PM | Reply Lakshmi

Millets and other organic products are available at affordable rates at Restore in Chennai

2nd Main Rd, Kasturba Nagar, Adyar
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600020, India
09841766299

restore.org.in

Its a non profit orgn.

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- on January 20, 2012 at 6:22 PM | Reply Geethaganesh
  
  I would like to know about organic vegetables availability in chennai
  
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  - on January 24, 2012 at 6:49 PM ravi
    
    we have organic vegetables Ravi-09791193983
    
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on April 6, 2011 at 10:54 PM | Reply Krishnan Sakotai

Where can we get these in Hyderabad?

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- on April 8, 2011 at 8:15 AM | Reply purushotham
  
  Please let me know the quantity and place in Hyderabad.
  
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on March 25, 2011 at 11:10 AM | Reply purushotham

Anyone interested in the samal/samai/Kutki grown by the tribal farmers of Andhra Pradesh please contact on0949492 55856 or email on rajendraprakashb@yahoo.com

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on March 23, 2011 at 5:29 PM | Reply Meghana

How to cook fox tail millet – navane-thenai . I put it in the cooker with water like rice but the husk was bit chewy.

Meghana

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- on April 1, 2011 at 3:54 PM | Reply millets
  
  Did you cook the whole millet or the foxtail millet rice which comes out after dehusking. There is possibility that you might have cooked the millet grain in stead of the rice, that is why it is chewy. Another possibility is that the rice that you have used might be of low quality with lot of unhulled grains. Do let me know where you got the millet from? Dinesh
  
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on February 5, 2011 at 12:32 AM | Reply krishna prasad

Millet Mela
Saturday & Sunday, 5th and 6th Feb 2011 from 10.30am – 5.00pm
GANDHI BHAVAN
near Shivananda Circle, Bangalore
Call us : 9731275656, 9900653364, 9986453324

Remember the times when grandma made ragi seri mix to give your child a nutritious beginning to a healthy life? When was the last time you had delicious jowar or bajra roti or ragi mudde or haraka rice? Does sammai, sajje, amaranth sound like Greek to you?

Ever remember having heard your grandpa complain about lifestyle disease, that too when he was 40 years old?!

When did Millets drop out of our lives? Why did they disappear from our plates?

We invite you to the Millet Mela – Renew your earthly connection to Millets – EXPERIENCE many varieties, many colours, many tastes BUT one description: DELICIOUS AND HEALTHY
Think before you eat – look beyond the attractiveness of colourful cartons – nothing compares to the natural goodness available in Millets. How many food miles are on that packet when we have our own traditional Millets that grow in our backyard and support our farmers?
There is urgent need for us to change our food habits to include safe and nutritious foods that are minimally processed to retain nature’s goodness.

Millets- your friendly food
Millets are highly nutritious and one of the least allergenic and slow digestible grains available. They contain high amounts of dietary fiber, B-complex vitamins, essential amino and fatty acids and vitamin E. They are particularly high in minerals, iron, magnesium, phosphorous, and potassium. The seeds are also rich in phytochemicals, which lower cholesterol, reduce cancer risk and are effective in preventing/managing lifestyle diseases.
Millets add diversity to your diet which is increasingly dominated by just two cereals – rice and wheat.

Millets: Friend of the environment
Millets are hardy crops that grow in dry soil under adverse conditions. They are a resource friendly crop and efficient in carbon fixing, thereby reducing CO2 emission into our atmosphere, as compared to rice and wheat.
Revive our traditional diet; make Millets a part of your daily food,
VISIT MILLET MELA – MILLET-IZE YOUR MEALS!

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on February 4, 2011 at 12:56 PM | Reply V.Prabhakar

I am a resident of Jeypore,Dist:Koraput,Orissa.Little Millet is plentily available in and around Koraput District.we have a par-BOILED Rice Mill and Flour Mill.We are interested for processing of Little Millets. Kindly guide us regarding availability of machinery.

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on January 18, 2011 at 11:37 PM | Reply Raina

Plz tel me where i vl get it in kerala

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on January 17, 2011 at 6:54 AM | Reply swarnakanthi

where in singapore can i buy millet to cook as rice can u let me know

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on January 11, 2011 at 12:29 AM | Reply Satish B.R.

Hi Have a good produce of Little Millet. Can any of you help me to sell the same.

Thanks,
Satish B.R. (98867 27674)

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- on March 12, 2011 at 3:50 AM | Reply millets
  
  Dear Satish, where do u leave, how much little millets you have. do let us know. what is the variety.
  
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  - on March 20, 2011 at 2:18 PM Satish
    
    Hi I have millets in Mulbagal (Kolar dist. Karnataka). Have about 400KGs of Millets. I leave in Bangalore.
    
    Regards,
    Satish
    
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  - on April 1, 2011 at 3:55 PM millets
    
    What millet do you have? Have you grown it your self? Dinesh
    
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  - on February 9, 2012 at 10:36 AM leena
    
    Hello,
    My father working in Agri department, he was asked by many farmers from TN that they don’t know where to sell the millets if they know the place to sell the same they can do the farming and bring up huge amount of millets in all types. Could you please help me with the same and your information would help many small farmers to do the business.
    
    Thanks,
    Leena Murali
    
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- on May 4, 2011 at 12:17 PM | Reply Satish B.R.
  
  Yes Dinesh I hv grown it in my farm in my native village. Regards,
  Satish B.R.
  
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on January 7, 2011 at 1:06 AM | Reply Pamela Nichols

Great article! I am preparing a blog about millet and would like your permission to post a link to this page.

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- on March 12, 2011 at 4:39 AM | Reply millets
  
  dear Pamela, please go ahead and post the link.
  
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on December 28, 2010 at 10:29 AM | Reply Neha Naveen

Hi,

Please could you let me know where I could buy these millets in Mumbai, particularly in Andheri…Please let me know soon…Thanks…

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- on January 30, 2013 at 2:54 PM | Reply annupamaa
  
  u can get these millets in andheri west near lokhandwala…name of the shop is navadanya,,, they have branches in delhi and bangalore too. google them
  
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on December 17, 2010 at 10:39 PM | Reply saba

can u tell me the hindi name of rye ??

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on December 16, 2010 at 4:38 PM | Reply dhanya

what is kodumillet, foxtail millet in malayalam?

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on December 5, 2010 at 11:31 AM | Reply Kala

Please can you find out where Diabetic rice is available in Bangalore

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- on March 12, 2011 at 4:02 AM | Reply millets
  
  please contact sahajasamrudda based in bangalore u can visit their website
  
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on October 4, 2010 at 8:09 AM | Reply Gangi Setty

hi
I am Gangi, working of the promotion of Greenery around the Kadiri location of Anantapur distct, AP. I have come to know of you, you are based at Kadiri.
Green Tree Foundation works with like minded personalities.
Woudl like to talk to you
you can reach me : 9492155292
or skype call : gangisetty_gtf
Regards
Gangi Setty S.

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- on September 5, 2012 at 1:37 PM | Reply B.Bhagay
  
  hi iam bhagya working in crd, i am very much intrested to know and grow all crops in natural organic forming, i have 3.5 acars land between chennekottapalli and guttoor in anantapur dist.and also build farm house. can you guid me to grow all kinds of crops.
  
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  - on September 17, 2012 at 7:11 AM millets
    
    call up 9440870875 – Dinesh
    
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on August 31, 2010 at 2:37 PM | Reply Aruna Pohl

Thank you – I picked up Vandana Shiva’s Bhule Bisre Anaj recently – a wonderful book on Millets. I would like to inform you about Pristine Organics – a Bangalore based organic foods company – we use a wide range of organic millets extensively in our products, for eg. Beginnings Mixed Millet and Ragi Flakes, Oven Organica – mixed millet biscuits, Refibre – mixed millet fiber enhancer to add to atta, dosa batter etc. These products are available in leading retail outlets in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderbad, Mumbai etc.

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- on October 12, 2011 at 4:18 PM | Reply Suvasini
  
  I searched for the book Bhule Bisre Anaj by Vandana Shiva, but it is not available. Can you tell me who the publisher of the book
  is ?
  
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on August 26, 2010 at 6:26 PM | Reply Pratheeba

where can i buy millet in Chennai at Tamilnadu ?
please provide me the shop details.

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on July 5, 2010 at 1:31 PM | Reply bhooma

can u pls tell me where i can buy thinai,varagu arisi,samai in chennai and in mumbai

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- on September 9, 2010 at 12:15 PM | Reply Sylvia
  
  The millets are available in an organic outlet in Chennai, called ReStore. You can check their website online for directions.
  
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on April 21, 2010 at 1:07 PM | Reply channabasava

please inform me the research stations which are located in karnataka for millets i.e., specially for kodo millet and i require the seeds of same for my research work please reply me ……………..

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on February 8, 2010 at 3:46 PM | Reply dr suman

Please do something to make people aware of millets and increase this indian grain.

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on January 24, 2010 at 9:47 AM | Reply Archana

Hi,

What is rye in tamil? I have a good bread recipe that calls for rye flour. Is it kambu?

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- on January 24, 2010 at 11:42 AM | Reply millets
  
  Rye is related to wheat, it is not kambu.
  
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- on July 4, 2012 at 1:54 PM | Reply Ananth kumar
  
  Its nothing but mustard powder
  
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  - on December 27, 2012 at 7:33 AM bmniac
    
    To my knowledge rye is not grown in India unless in small isolated pockets in the north. It is grown and used mainly in the colder regions of Europe. There seems to be no word in any Indian language as it is not known. It is not kambu. And. the smaller mustard is rai (not rye)
    
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- on February 18, 2014 at 10:23 AM | Reply venkatalakshmi
  
  yes it is Kambu
  
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- on January 21, 2017 at 6:57 PM | Reply vikas G
  
  rye means kadugu in tamil
  
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  - on February 2, 2017 at 7:29 AM Dwiji
    
    thank you !
    
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on April 6, 2009 at 10:37 PM | Reply millets

Here is some information I gathered from Ashis, he has worked on millet procurement and marketing in Timbaktu Collective.

Kodo millet is rare. Many NGOs / groups in Bangalore might be able to provide seed but not for consumption.

There are villages in Roddam mandal in Ananthapur District like Shyapuram, which have a traditon of growing Kodo millet.

Another possible source of information, can be the All India Coordinated Research Project on Millet (AICRP) that is housed in the UAS campus.

Theni in Tamil Nadu, is a region, where Kodo Millet is grown on fairly large scale, and there are also number of bulk processing units. MSSRF works in some villages in TN around Namakkal on millet, including Kodo, you could try asking them.

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on April 6, 2009 at 5:03 PM | Reply anand

are baragu and harka avaiable in any retail out lets in bangalore.?

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- on April 6, 2009 at 5:15 PM | Reply millets
  
  Hi Anand, I will post hear if I find out about their availability in Bangalore.
  
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  - on November 3, 2012 at 4:28 PM srinis
    
    at Sahaja organics, opposite to Times of India, Sajjan Rao road
    
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- on March 13, 2011 at 8:15 AM | Reply Sachin
  
  Thanks for the useful link. Where can I get millet in mumbai.
  
  Thanks,
  Sachin
  
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- on June 9, 2011 at 11:39 PM | Reply raghu
  
  Please, can any one tell me where baragu, haraka and other millet available in Bangalore
  
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  - on October 23, 2012 at 9:24 AM Aravinda K
    
    1) Parisara Organic junction, 7th cross, Malleshwaram. Ph: 23468881.
    2) Sahaja Samrudha, 2nd Cross, 7th Main, Sulthanpalya. Ph: 23655302.
    
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