INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Millets are a group of cereal grains that belong to the Poaceae family, commonly known as the grass family (1). It’s widely consumed in developing countries throughout Africa and Asia. While it may look like a seed, millet’s nutritional profile is similar to that of sorghum and other cereals ( 2 ).

Detailed explanation-2: -Though technically a seed, millet offers similar health benefits to other grains and can be prepared in many of the same ways. It looks like little yellow pellets of bird seed (which is, in fact, one of the ways it is used) but it cooks up into a tender grain that has a mild corn flavor.

Detailed explanation-3: -Panicum miliaceum: Proso millet (common millet, broomcorn millet, hog millet, or white millet, also known as baragu in Kannada, panivaragu in Tamil) Panicum sumatrense: Little millet (also known as Saamey in Kannada Samalu in Telugu and Sāmai in Tamil )

Detailed explanation-4: -Ragi (Chodi/Thaida/Finger millet) Korra (Italian millet/Foxtail millet) Variga (Proso millet/common millet) Sama (Little millet) Arika (Kodo millet) Ooda (Barn yard millet) and. Andukorra (Brown top millet) Jowar (Sorghum/Jonna/Great millet) More items