Proso Millet (Baragu) 500 gms

Proso Millet is also known as Chena, Baragu.

The bran of Proso Millet contains vital nutrients that are essential for a healthy diet and an excellent source of fibre. Proso Millet is gluten-free with a significant amount of carbohydrates, protein, niacin (Vitamin B3) and fatty acids. It has a slightly nutty flavor and makes for an easy side dish as well as a hearty breakfast cereal with milk and honey or sugar, much like oatmeal.

Millets are generally rain fed crops grown in dry lands thus assuming greater importance for regenerative agriculture and food security; they serve as a good source for proteins, micronutrients and phytochemicals.

Please consume millets under appropriate supervision; small quantities generally go a long way.

Commonly eaten as porridge, sweet dishes, dosa, idli.