Foxtail Millet / Thinai

Net Wt: 1Kg

Other Names: Thinai / Navane/ Korra / Kangni/ Rala

Foxtail millets have a sweet, bitter taste. It's a good food for diabetic patients. It reduces the cholesterol content in the body. It is rich in antioxidants. There is a lot of fiber, protein, calcium, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamins and therefore they are good for children and pregnant women.

It acts like medicine for those who suffer from stomach-ache and burning sensation while urinating, diarrhoea and lack of hunger. As it is rich in proteins and iron it is a good medicine for anaemia. As there is a lot of fiber, it gets rid of constipation.

Back in the villages, elders used to say from their experience that if you take foxtail millet gruel and take rest then we get rid of fever. Eating foxtail millet is good for girls who suffer from heart ailments, anaemia, obesity, arthritis, bleeding and burns. Lung tissues get especially cleaned up hence Foxtail millet is base food for cancer of lungs

How to cook 

Siridhanya (millets) are unique grains that have fiber in the entire grain, unlike other millets. Therefore, one has to soak the millets overnight or for at least 6 hours to enable the expansion of fiber even in the deeper layers. Soaking time has to be increased to a minimum of 8 hours and a maximum of 12 hours for kids and the elderly. 

• Soak 1 cup of millet with 3 ¼ cups of water (can be increased or decreased as per your preference).
• Transfer this water into a clay pot or a steel utensil to cook the millets.
• Once the water starts to boil, add a teaspoon of oil (optional) and cook it on a low flame. A few drops of oil can be added to make the millet fluffy.

The use of clay utensils is recommended over steel utensils as they add a better flavor to the food. Moreover, clay utensils are considered to be unique.