I have mentioned
millets in Life Natural diet. Many of you might be thinking what it is.
Some of you may already know that Finger millet (Ragi), Pearl millet (Bajra)
& Sorghum millet (Jowar) belong to millet families. I also had the same
idea until I read the articles titled ‘Aaraam Thinai’ written by Dr.G.Sivaraman
in Ananda Vikatan magazine few years ago. I was introduced to minor millets like Kodo, Foxtail,
Little, Barnyard & Proso. Finger (Ragi), Pearl (Bajra) & Sorghum
(Jowar) are known as major millets. Millets were consumed as staple food until the
childhood of our grandparents. Slowly the Green revolution (for more
information on the true story and the politics involved in Green Revolution,
read ‘Pasumai Puratchiyin Kadhai’ book) started and polished white rice took a
prominent place in our daily menu. Finally people forgot the minor millets
completely which used to be healthy, low cost, eco-friendly and locally
available grains.
I would like to mention an important point here. There are
different types of millets grow across the world. One should find out what are
the locally grown millets and consume those only. Those who are
new to millets, should definitely know about various types of millets and its
health benefits. There are many sources already available in the internet where
you will find complete information about millets. Here is one such link. https://millets.wordpress.com/. I would request you to read the FAQs
section without fail to clear all kinds of doubts.