Millet Special

#Millet s are small seeded grasses that grow well in dry places as a rain fed crop. It grows well in dry places even over not so fertile soil. The growing period is also less compared to rice and wheat.
They are rich source of minerals like calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorous, and potassium. Finger millet [ Ragi ] is having highest calcium content compared to rice and wheat.
They are non glutinous, nutritious and non acid forming food.
These millets are very good for diabetic patients as it releases lesser glucose into system over a longer period of time.
Some of the millets - scientific name and its names in different languages :

• Sorghum - Sorghum bicolor is called Jowar in Hindi, Cholam in Tamil. 
• Kodo Millet - Paspalum scrobiculatum is called Kodon in Hindi and Varagu or Varagarisi in Tamil.
• Little Millet - Panicum miliare is called Kutki in Hindi and Samai in Tamil.
• Finger Millet - Eleucine coracana is called Ragi or Mandia in Hindi and Kezhvaragu [ kevuru ] in Tamil.
• Barnyard Millet - Echinochloa frumentacea is called Sawan or Bhagar in Hindi and Kuthiraivaali in Tamil.
• Italian Millet [ Foxtail millet ] - Setaria italica is called Kakunin Hindi and Thinai in Tamil
• Pearl Millet - Pennisetum glaucum is called Bajra in Hindi and Kambu in Tamil.

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Please find links to recipes prepared using millet below

Breakfast/Tiffin

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Dosai Video

Kambu - Pearl millet Kambu recipes

Cholam - Sorghum Cholam recipes

Samai - Little Millet Samai arisi recipes

Kuthiraivaali - Barnyard millet Kuthiraivaali recipes

Ragi - Finger Millet  Kezhvaragu [ Ragi ] recipes

Thinai - Foxtail Millet Thinai recipes

Varagu - Kodo Millet Varagarisi recipes

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Mixed Rice
Kuthiraivaali Coriander rice	Kuthiraivaali Puliyodharai	Varagarisi Bisibelebath
Varagarisi Puliyodharai	Varagarisi Pudhina Briyani	Samai Arisi Bisibelebath

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Snack/Savoury
Kambu Murukku	Kambu Pakoda
Kuthiraivaali singhara dumpling	Ragi aval bhel pori	Kuthiraivaali upma kozhukattai
Sorghum spinach stir fry	Thinai pidi kozhukattai	Thinai neer kozhukattai

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Dessert/Payasam
Kuthiraivaali paal payasam	Samai Arisi payasam	Samai coconut payasam
Thinai payasam	Thinai payasam 2	Thinai payasam 3
Thinai payasam 4	Varagarisi paal payasam	Varagarisi coconut payasam
Carrot thinai payasam	Samai Buckwheat payasam	Thinai Fruit custard

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Sweet/Sweet Snack/Sweet Tiffin
Ragi sweet pancake	Ragi pidi kozhukattai	Ragi puttu
Ragi sweet kuzhipaniyaram	Thinai kuzhipaniyaram	Samai sakkarai pongal
Thinai sweet balls	Thinai-till sweet balls	Thinai pottukadalai balls
Varagarisi thiruvadhirai kali	Kambu amaranth sweet paniyaram	Kuthiraivaali sakkarai pongal
Thinai sakkarai pongal

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