LITTLE MILLET

Nutritional Profile:

High Dietary fiber and antioxidant activities along with high iron content;

Little millet is grown throughout India and is one of the traditional crops. It is mostly mix cropped with other millets, pulses and oilseeds. Little millet appears related to proso but is generally shorter, has smaller panicles and seeds, and is grown on a limited scale voluntarily or with minimum care on poor lands. Little millet matures quickly and withstands both drought and water logging. It is generally consumed as rice and any recipe that demands staple rice can be prepared using little millet.