Millet Revival Project - The Locavore

Desserts and Mithai

Ragi Laddoo

May 30, 2023
Odisha Millets Mission

This recipe has been documented for The Locavore by Shabnam Afrien of Odisha Millets Mission (OMM). A flagship programme of the government of Odisha, OMM was launched in 2017 to improve the nutrition of tribal communities in Odisha through revival of millets in farming and their diets.

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Soups

Krai, Mushroom, and Piscot Soup

April 6, 2023
Thomas Zacharias

This Khasi-inspired mushroom and piscot soup substitutes maida or cornflour with a healthier alternative: ragi, or finger millet.

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Millet Revival Project

The Return of the Forgotten Millet

March 2, 2023
Arathi Menon

With the United Nations declaring 2023 as the International Year of Millets (IYOM), and the growing attempts to revive this ancient Indian grain, do you ever wonder where it disappeared to in the first place? Arathi Menon helps us understand why millets vanished from our diets, and the value of bringing it back.

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