International Year of Millets

Millet Revival Project

As Millets Steal the Spotlight, What Do Its Growers Have to Say about It?

June 15, 2023
Nidaphi Hynniewta

Numerous efforts are being made across the country to revive millets, and promote its consumption. But what does it mean for farmers who grow these grains? Nidaphi Hynniewta speaks to millet farmers from Meghalaya.

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Main Course

Mixed Millet Rotla

June 13, 2023
Neeta Ritesh Shah

Sorghum, pearl millet, and finger millet flours are combined to make this wholesome dish, with recipes for cucumber-tomato sabji, and chilli pickle that pair perfectly with it.

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Desserts and Mithai

Ragi Laddoo

May 30, 2023
Odisha Millets Mission

This recipe has been documented for The Locavore by Shabnam Afrien of Odisha Millets Mission (OMM). A flagship programme of the government of Odisha, OMM was launched in 2017 to improve the nutrition of tribal communities in Odisha through revival of millets in farming and their diets.

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Books on Food

Chasing Millets in North Bengal and Sikkim: An Excerpt From Seeds and Food Sovereignty

April 18, 2023
Bengt G Karlsson

Millets are mainly grown today for the purpose of making eu or millet wine, finds Bengt G Karlsson, while travelling through parts of West Bengal.

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Soups

Krai, Mushroom, and Piscot Soup

April 6, 2023
Thomas Zacharias

This Khasi-inspired mushroom and piscot soup substitutes maida or cornflour with a healthier alternative: ragi, or finger millet.

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Millet Revival Project

‘Odisha Millets Mission is a People’s Programme’

March 22, 2023
The Locavore Team

What makes Odisha Millets Mission (OMM) stand out in a sea of other government programmes? The Locavore learns about how women Self-Help Groups are championing millets, and the inclusion of ragi ladoos in Anganwadi meals.

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Millet Revival Project

The Return of the Forgotten Millet

March 2, 2023
Arathi Menon

With the United Nations declaring 2023 as the International Year of Millets (IYOM), and the growing attempts to revive this ancient Indian grain, do you ever wonder where it disappeared to in the first place? Arathi Menon helps us understand why millets vanished from our diets, and the value of bringing it back.

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