Millet Special

#Millet 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. 
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.

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List of millet - scientific name and its names in different languages :

• Sorghum - Sorghum bicolor is called Jowar in Hindi, Cholam [ சோளம் ] in Tamil. 
• Kodo Millet - Paspalum scrobiculatum is called Kodon in Hindi and Varagu or Varagarisi [ வரகரிசி ( அ ) வரகு ] in Tamil.
• Little Millet - Panicum miliare is called Kutki in Hindi and Samai [ சாமை ( அ ) சாமை அரிசி ] in Tamil.
• Finger Millet - Eleucine coracana is called Ragi or Mandia in Hindi and Kezhvaragu [ kevuru ] - கேழ்வரகு ( அ ) கேவுரு  in Tamil.
• Barnyard Millet - Echinochloa frumentacea is called Sawan or Bhagar in Hindi and Kuthiraivaali [ குதிரைவாலி ] in Tamil.
• Italian Millet [ Foxtail millet ] - Setaria italica is called Kakunin Hindi and Thinai [ தினை ] in Tamil
• Pearl Millet - Pennisetum glaucum is called Bajra in Hindi and Kambu [ கம்பு ] in Tamil.
• Brown top Millet [ American Millet ] - Brachiaria ramosa or Urochloa ramosa is called Markra or Murat in Hindi, Korle or Pedda Same in Kannada and Kula Samai [ குல சாமை ] or Pala pul [ பலா புல் ] in Tamil.
• Proso Millet - Panicum miliaceum - Chena or Barri in Hindi, Baragu in Kannada and Pani varagu [ பனி வரகு ] in Tamil

The Table below shows the Nutritional values of Millet.
It is given in the website of Indian Institute of Millet Research
Per 100 gm of each Millet has

Millet	Protein ( g )	Fiber ( g )	Mineral s( g )	Iron (mg)	Calcium ( mg )
Brown Top Millet	11.5	12.5	4.2	0.65	0.01
Barnyard Millet	11.2	10.1	4.4	15.2	11.0
Little Millet	7.7	7.6	1.5	9.3	17.0
Kodo Millet	8.3	9.0	2.6	0.5	27.0
Foxtail Millet	12.3	8.0	3.3	2.8	31.0
Sorghum	10.0	4.0	1.6	2.6	54.0
Pearl Millet	10.6	1.3	2.3	16.9	38.0
Finger Millet	7.3	3.6	2.7	3.9	344.0
Proso Millet	12.5	2.2	1.9	0.8	14.0

Inference from the table :

Finger millet [ Ragi ] is having the highest calcium content compared to all other millet and also rice and wheat.

Pearl millet comes first in amount of Iron followed by Barnyard millet.

Brown top millet's fiber content is more compared to other millet. 

Proso millet and Foxtail millet having more Protein than others.

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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

Kulasamai - Brown top Millet Brown top Millet

• Use the picture grid given below to go to posts of #MixedRice varieties prepared from millet
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Mixed Rice
Kuthiraivaali Coriander rice	Kuthiraivaali Puliyodharai
Varagarisi Bisibelebath	Varagarisi Puliyodharai
Varagarisi Pudhina Briyani	Samai Arisi Bisibelebath
Kuthiraivaali fried Rice [ Barnyard Millet Fried Rice ]	Kuthiraivaali Thakkali Sadham [ Barnyard Millet Tomato Rice ]

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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
Samai spicy masala bread	Browntop Millet bread

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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	Kuthiraivaali vella sweet bread
Samai sweet bread

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