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By: SRISTI ORG / Food recipes 2018

MILLET FLOUR What is millet flour? This is made from finely milled small grains of the sorghum plant, which grows in hot climates. There are three main varieties. There is the bland, sweetish, white millet flour, which is pale yellow in colour. Black millet flour, sometimes made from sun-dried millet, is dark grey, with a [...] Read more

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By: SRISTI ORG / Food recipes 2018

MILLET FLOUR What is millet flour? This is made from finely milled small grains of the sorghum plant, which grows in hot climates. There are three main varieties. There is the bland, sweetish, white millet flour, which is pale yellow in colour. Black millet flour, sometimes made from sun-dried millet, is dark grey, with a [...] Read more

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By: SRISTI ORG / Food recipes 2018

MINT What is mint? Mint, (genus Mentha), genus of 25 species of fragrant herbs of the mint family (Lamiaceae). Native to Eurasia, North America, southern Africa, and Australia, mints are widely distributed throughout the temperate areas of the world and have naturalized in many places.  A number of species, particularly peppermint and spearmint, are used as flavourings for foods (including candy and [...] Read more

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By: SRISTI ORG / Food recipes 2018

JOWAR FLOUR Also known as ... White millet flour  Sorghum flour  What is jowar flour? Jowar flour is made by grinding the small round grains of jowar (white millet). When the jowar is ripe and ready to be harvested, the plants are cut and tied in bundles and allowed to dry. The bundles are threshed [...] Read more

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By: SRISTI ORG / Food recipes 2018

RAGI FLOUR Also known as ... Finger millet  African millet  Red millet  Nachani  Nachni  What is ragi flour? Ragi is an annual plant widely grown as a cereal in the arid areas of Africa and Asia. In India, ragi is mostly grown and consumed in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Goa.  As a crop [...] Read more