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What Can Charred Plant Remains Tell Us About the History of Millet Cultivation?

February 7, 2024
Mukta Patil

How do botany and archaeology come together to reveal mysteries of our past agrarian life? What role do millets play in this? Mukta Patil speaks to archaeobotanist Dr. Dorian Fuller to find out why he loves to sift through the daily rubbish of old settlement sites, and what we can unearth from the past to build the future.

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Breakfast

Thalipeeth

January 29, 2024
Ankita Jain

This savoury and flavourful thalipeeth uses sorghum and barnyard millet as its main grains. Paired with some curd, the dish makes for a filling and nutritious breakfast.

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Main Course

Mandia Pej

January 29, 2024
Alka Jena

Chef Alka Jena shares her recipe for mandia pej, a probiotic drink made with finger millet and fermented rice water.

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Desserts and Mithai

Roasted Sama Chal aur Khas Khas ki Kheer

January 29, 2024
Ankita Jain and Sayani Sengupta

This kheer, made using barnyard millet and poppy seeds, elevates the flavours we know and love with a unique chewy bite and deep nuttiness.

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Shared With Elephants: Growing Ragi in Harmony with Local Wildlife

December 27, 2023
Shivani Unakar

For farmers working in proximity with forested areas, cultivating food crops is fraught with conflict. But a community led initiative is now trying to safeguard both—local farms in southern India’s ragi growing belt as well as wild elephants who can’t get enough of the tasty millet.

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Sama Chal Potol

December 26, 2023
Sayani Sengupta

Made with barnyard millet and pointed gourd, and paired with a cooling raita, this pulao is the perfect dish for a hearty and nourishing lunch.

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

December 2, 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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Millets in the PDS—Has It Been Successful?

November 16, 2023
Ananya Vhavle and Oishika Roy

PDS users collecting ration grains in Sohdag Khurd village, Jharkhand. While millets have been subsidised and made available through the PDS, rice remains a staple among beneficiaries. Photo by Mithilesh Singh.

Ragi, jowar, and bajra have been introduced in the public distribution systems in recent years. Ananya Vhavle and Oishika Roy look at the factors that define the grains’ acceptability, such as price, cultural relevance, and ease of consumption, and find that there are no straightforward answers.

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