Description:

Oldest Known Millet. Sweet Nutty flavor.Rich in vitamins, dietary fibers, minerals, protein.Gluten free.Grown by Small Scale Farmers |

About Taru Naturals :

TARU Naturals, is a grassroot network building futures where farmers and women have a voice with transparency and trust. We connect consumers to small traditional farmers with healthy, fairtrade, indigenous, natural farming produce. 95 % Women led enterprise. |

Health Benefits :

Sweet nutty flavor. One of the most digestible ; non-allergic grains.Double quantity of protein content compared to rice. Controls blood sugar, diabetes,;cholesterol ; gastric problems. Rich in dietary fibre, minerals, calcium ; vitamins. It;keeps one’s body strong ; immune. (Dayakar Rao B) |

Community Impact : 

Processing :

Harvested, Manually Cleaned, Quality Monitored by Women Small Scale;Farmers. |

How to Cook :

Foxtail Curd/Yogurt Khichdi:;Wash and Soak 1 cup Foxtail Millet for 1-8 hours(Optional – mix 1/2 cup any washed ;;soaked dal). Boil millet in same soaked water till soft with salt to taste. Mash ; add 1cup curd/yoghurt. Splutter 1 tsp Mustard Seeds, Cumin Seeds, Curry Leaves, 1 tsp;soaked Chana Dal in 1 tbs Taru A2 Desi Cow Ghee/Oil. Add tempering to boiled;Millets. Further, cook 1 min ; serve. (Options -Add a cup of mixed, boiled/stir-fried;vegetables, 1⁄2 tsp turmeric powder, bay leaves, cinnamon stick, green chillies, herbs) Breakfast Porridge, Millet Rice, Pizza, Risotto, Khichdi, Chapati, Dosa,Idli, Upma, Cutlet, Salad Mix, Khakra, Gluten Free Breads ; Noodles, Cakes, Desserts;eg. sheera, laddoo, kheer. |

Farmer Story :

Foxtail Millet is one of the Oldest Cultivated Millets. Millets are Climate-Resilient ; a Gift from Mother Nature. Staple Food of Marginal Farmers. Sourced from Small Scale Farmers practising Natural Farming. Foxtail Millet grows in less Fertile Soil ; Low Rainfall, solution for Food-Security Globally. Sourced from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.