All About How & When to Eat Millets - Health Benefits & Side Effects of Millets Explained by Dr Rao

Is Millet better than Rice and Wheat? Watch the complete podcast with Dr Rao, ICMR, Principal Scientists & Dr Pal as we deep dive into the health benefits of millet and discuss who should eat it and why.
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00:00 - Intro
00:41 - About Dr Rao, ICMR, Millets Principal Scientists
01:33 - What are Millets & Millets History
12:52 - Why Millets are Good for Gut Health?
18:39 - Types of Millets
23:48 - Glycemic Index of Millets
24:52 - Types of Fiber
30:00 - Millet Products
40:47 - Science & Research behind Millets Benefits!
50:26 - Is Millet Safe for Pregnant Women & Children?
51:19 - Can Millet Help to reduce Thyroid?
53:58 - Ideal Conditions for Millets Cultivation
56:13 - Gluten-Free Millets & Millets Products
1:06:23 - The Rise of Millet Consumptions
1:07:32 - Dr Pal's Segment
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[@chitranshsharma1431]

You need to invite Dr. Khadir Valli on the topics of Millets who is independent food scientist of India who rediscovered positive millets. He done research on Millets since 25 years not any nutritionist. He is also known as " Millet man of India ".

[@dollyraithatha]

I have been eating millets as idli n dosa n upma n khichdi since 2019...using all positive millets like Foxtail, Barnyard, kodo , proso n little millet...ragi n jowar , the neutral millets too

[@chitranshsharma1431]

@@dollyraithatha I am following Dr . khadar Valli protocol of millets of IBS nowadays. If God wills, I will be cure in few months. How's your experience ?

[@Luckychap1]

Yes he should invite dr khadeer Valli

[@punamgangwal]

Me too consuming millet from 2020...it works wonders in weight management...I have been following Dr khadar walli and many other

[@JayaLAKSHMI-km6vl]

Tru

[@vamshidharn2275]

Dr Pal. I almost went to sleep now. It's 11.15 PM in India. But Because the notification of your video popped on my phone Iam awake now😂😂😂 My Circadian rhythm today is affected because of you😅 My gut is scolding you right now for keeping me awake😂

[@godislove6751]

Yes😅

[@godislove6751]

Me too dr pal

[@augustinjeyapandi3613]

You have to control that feeling of urge to watch this video.. ..I too follow his video but I scheduled his video for certain time😊😊 you can also try ....

[@prabinprabhakar4687]

😂😂

[@sunsiva4005]

Dr Pal also in India only

[@jaggaraolaveti.72]

Khadar Vali promotes millets. He gives good knowledge on millets.

[@sanmathiangadi8431]

Dr. Khadhar who is known as millet man is damn right person yo explain why one should eat millet.

[@radhikamurthy5963]

I am glad you got involved with millets 👏👏I was very surprised Dr.Rao didn’t even mention ‘positive millets’ that are super nutritious. Dr.Rao said the millets are hulled and then the rice is made. In fact one needs to eat unpolished positive millets after soaking them for 6-8 hours and then cooking like rice. I was surprised Dr. Rao did not mention the ‘Millet man of India’ Dr. Khadar Vali who was awarded the Padmashree award for the amount of work he has done on millets. Dr.Pal, I have learnt a lot about millets. I eat millets instead of rice or wheat 80% of the time. I will personal message you and provide you info I know on millets.

[@IndianITcoupleinUS]

Hi, I also want to know if the millets that we get in grocery markets, nothing is mentioned on them, polished/unpolished, do they need soaking?

[@venkateshbhat4131]

There is no basis for classifying millet into positive, neutral and negative millets. All millets are good.

[@kavitasubramaniyan9407]

Yeah i do agree on this that all millets are equally good but u know sometime their is slight difference in everything that same things goes with positive millets also as far my understanding and secondly Dr.Khadar walli should be followed seriously if one is opting for millet info.

[@kavitasubramaniyan9407]

Dr.Pal I really like the way you are having your podcast and offcourse I must really appreciate the initiative of your today's podcast with Dr.Rao on millets it is very very imp for coming generation to know each and every details of millets and this video was really really useful though some imp facts was missing like unpolished millets should be used instead of polished one and secondly it shud be soaked nearly about 6-8 hours before using it as Rice and for Foxtail us can soak it for 4-5 hours. After soaking just dry it completely indoors and then u can store it and just soak for 10 mins before preparing ur recipes that wud be completely perfect.

[@janibabu3301]

Millet lemon rice , Millet coconut rice, Millet biriyani, Millet payasam as a break fast. I ate all these foods . They are amazing.

[@SowmyaVRa]

Dosa idly cakes bread cookies

[@sharmismilletkitchen4151]

Even biriyani dear

[@sudarshanmysorejaykumar6000]

Which millet in particular can be used for the dishes you have mentioned, please?

[@renuka.m.s5020]

I suggest you can use any of the 5 millets.you can use this for any any dishes...

[@petebell271]

kadhar valli - from mysuru - millet man of india

[@sonali.chopra]

The most exciting part about carrying a mobile phone is receiving a notification stating that Dr. Pal has uploaded a new video!!! Soooo much knowledge to absorb. We learn new things every single time from you! Smart Foods>>>> Smartphones Thank youuu Dr. Pal!! We love you❤

[@gayatrivenkatesh7352]

Dr pal please invite Dr khader vali, the millet man of India . He is from mysore, Karnataka and the best person to give knowledge on millets how to use and the benefits of positve millets(Siridhaanya).

[@dr.ashabenakappa354]

Yes

[@anucher]

Just discovered Dr Pals channel now. I love how humble he is, almost child like in his learning and so respectful of his guests. Not like other podcast bros who think no end of themselves and go on talking even more than the guest! Also hands off to the guest so knowledgeable and not evangelistic at all!!

[@adityan3208]

Yeah but he called pseudoscience peddalists like satvik movement on this podcast. He also misinformed people that fermented foods have gut bacteria even after cooking. So yeah, sometimes research is lacking on his channel. I'm not hating on him, I like Dr. Pal, just that you gave some positives and I'm pointing out small negatives. And yes I think he is improving and trying to better inform people now.

[@rajkumarmg1212]

Talk from a scholar with so much of field experence. This is unique to indian Goverment scientists.

[@estherjacqueline8625]

Millets has been my food for the past 8 years and my family too. I changed my food overnight after listening to Dr. Khader Vali 8 years ago. Now for the past 5 to 6 years most of my relatives and friends have made millets their first meals and then slowly will wean out of their regular rice and roti.

[@NukarajuGampa]

Sir where are you buying ? Please tell me where these millets are available to buy?

[@gva1108]

​@@NukarajuGampaYou can get even in dmart, reliance smart and local shops as well

[@vasavi9136]

I introduced ragi porridge to my children since they turned 6 months age and they are having ragi buttermilk as after school snack since 12 years. Jowar roti and bajra roti are my favorites in millets. Fox tail Millet payasam is a great alternative for rice payasam

[@vaishalihardikar6069]

Khichdi prepared using millets and pulses is very tasty and it's a one pot meal. Very easy to prepare, too.

[@prasannam2397]

Dear Pal, i am a PSG alumni(97 batch), great to see you man. Got lot of information .Keep rocking ❤

[@Arvind_R]

Who knew there could be so much to learn about Millets. So enlightening, stocking up on Millets now.

[@selvakumarm27]

Doctor Pal, Great to hear this discussion. Our gut and system has become so weak after eating rice and wheat for almost 50 years it now isn't able to digest millets even if I eat millet dosa or millet products. In those days people worked in agricultural fields and they had a strong digestive system that was tuned to digesting millets. But current sedentary lifestyle generation is finding it difficult to digest millets especially if you are over 50 years of age.

[@lakshmigopal309]

Dr Pal , wonderful interview. I am incorporating millet in my health path. I have started using it in form of dosa, millet with sambar. But consciously think it is a millet i am eating with Sambar, and do not compare with rice.. so now i got used to the taste. Ms. Indra Narayan (millet Queen) who has posted numerous recipes in instagram and also published a book. Please interview her. She has received an award from Chef Venkatesh Butt. Thank you.

[@user-gq4uc9tz5r]

My husband's diabetologist introduced us to millet diet and 10000 steps. I watch and share your podcasts which helps to take care of our health through positive lifestyle changes

[@GMB-gmby]

Hi Dr.Pal.. I regularly follow all your videos and try to follow as much as I can.. and this video, I must say its very informative and much needed to all of us.. as Millets are very good for our health.. sply the GUT health as you say 😊 I do include little millets and foxtail millets in my diet.., just a tip to your audience - soak the millets atlst for 30 mins before cooking as this enbales better digestion. Because some ppl might get digestion problems once they start with millets due to its high fiber content.. so please soak ur millets and cook them☺️ Hope this helps ✌🏻

[@SRP63]

Thank you so much Dr pal and Dr Rao ..for the past 2 years have been taken millets in balance with wheat and Rice .

[@swarnasri2699]

A great way to encourage people to eat millets in all possible forms, replacing rice and wheat. Wow!!

[@sangeetarathod8657]

I make foxtail idli, little millets pulao, barnyard dosa, ragi dosa, jowar idli, jowar dosa, bajra dosa, and all rotis also.

[@b.umamaheswari588]

Dr.Pal, good afternoon. Thank you for inspiring us. I cook millet after soaking for eight hours in a mud pot. If I cook in the morning, i will eat in the night.

[@asifhussain4731]

Dr.Wali is the right person to talk about millets.

[@umasingh881]

Thank you Dr. Rao n Dr. Pal for an engrossing, informative and delightfully captivating interaction. It was wonderful to watch the two of you so comfortable with each other. Best part was Dr. Pal's segment's 1st question. I too learnt a lot.

[@sushanthkaranth4515]

Excellent narrative by Dr.Dayakar Rao sir. His experience in this field speaks itself.

[@vprasanth7800]

Mr.pal plz include the images of the things which are talking about and it is helpful to recognise, understand and enhance the podcast even more interesting as well as informative .

[@abipapa695]

As a 90s kid eating all the advertised snack, fast foods now really trying to taking care of our health. As a mother of 2 kids and a lovable husband u make me to feel it is my responsibility to take care of them all. Thanks for giving such a life saving lessons dr🙏

[@vskahlah7497]

This man's knowledge is very extensive, so pertaining to Indian scientists. Love his authoritative yet easygoing style of speech that even Saravanakumar has to listen to his benefit. Enjoying every bit of the conversation Dr. Pal. ❤

[@Collectiveamara]

Love this discussion. I’ve started adding more millets to my meals and this couldn’t have come at a better time

[@saranyabalraj]

Dear Doctor Pal, your podcast is creating Friday oliyum oliyum vibes.. we are just looking forward to your podcast to learn new things every Friday 👍🏻

[@veenaks5387]

Thank you for insight ful session. We make curd rice, dosa, pongal, kichadi, bisibelebath, plain rice, idli. All tastes great.

[@somadeysarkar6526]

While this is a great initiative by Dr. Pal and surely millets need a comeback in our daily diet, I would like to also put the history into context. Just a tad bit amendment. It's clear Green Revolution made us self sufficient and production of rice and wheat went up at tremendous rate. However, it was the introduction of rice in Eastern India and rava in South India by the British which also contributed largely in the consumption of rice and wheat. Specially if I talk about Bengal, traditionally Bengal grew large quantities of foxtail millets and was a staple in our diets. There was a time when Bengal was forced to grow indigo and poppy for trade purposes instead of traditional varieties of rice and millets. However, this is a great content @DrPal and definitely a learning session.

[@pbalachandran2357]

Wonderful discussion & really fantastic information on millets ! Thank you Dr Rao & Dr Pal. I have included all other millets in our house [original form] for the past 5yrs [Ragi was always there before for ages] & its improved our health. I also agree that we should not over eat millets as they cause digestion issues & bloating in some cases due to very high fibre. But a perfect 30% replacement for rice & Wheat. The ready to eat or cook, organic, no added sugar, mix of millet with wheat are great options to introduce millets. Amazon is filled with such products. try it !

[@JustMe54328]

I eat Ragi dough (mudde) almost every day with the sambar and I don’t feel hungry for hours. I don’t get cravings for any evening snacks on 90% of the days. Thankfully southern Karnataka hasn’t given up on Ragi completely and northern KA and MH haven’t given up on Jowar, in fact in Bengaluru people go to restos that serve Jowar roti and moth bean dish and they enjoy it. KA held millet melas like a few years ago and popularised the “ minor millets”. The central govt also did its part to popularise minor millets last year. As per my own exp they are best used to prepare curd rice, dosa, khichdi, pongal (sweet and spicy one) , bisibelebath - such dishes. You can’t prepare pulao, puliogare with them.

[@maloo79]

I use varagu rice, instead of white rice in my food. And offcourse ragi kanji from time to time!! Good session, going to try other varieties too!!

[@viraatkumar3121]

Sir, please invite dr.khadher vali sir. He is the man who created awareness about millet in india. He talks about Ambali which is very good for gut health.

[@hemamalini3063]

Very informative docs. I wish to tell that I use foxtail millet, ragi, jowar to prepare as rice, idly, dosa, pongal, bisibelebath excellent in foxtail millet, jowar rava Upma, millet Laddu and off late tried jowar chocolate CAKE that came out so good. In some way I do consume 30%. Thank you Dr.Pal🙏

[@nan1paul]

I use millets as a substitute for rice. I have Veggies biryani, plain milllet, pulihora milkets too

[@sarojaarigenapalli637]

Dr khader giving awareness for people about millets He is a grest human beaing Millet man in mysore ❤❤❤

[@basavanagowdapatil3499]

Yes, we want Dr Khadar valli from Mysore

[@amulyayaparla]

Loved this podcast! Dr. Pal, I include proso millets in my diet (can be found at any Indian store in the US-I recommend Manna brand). This variety is very close to or even better tasting than white rice. 70g of millets gives you 7g of protein as well.

[@kanjilalbaishali]

My mom started getting symptoms of wheat gluten allergy about a six months ago We have shifted her conpletely to millets, ragi mostly and jawar sometimes. Her allergy symptoms have disappeared completely At times she also tries out roasted saboodana powder as an alternative - which she uses to make pancakes with a batter of roasted saboodana powder It indeed is better than wheat - at least as per our experience

[@53peace]

Excellent as usual. Dr Pal I must thank you for the way you bring out relevant information with fantastic questions looking as if you’re a non medical person who knows nothing! An example of Niraikudam Thazhumbathu 👏👏. Thank you sir 🙏. I always mix a variety of millets and grind it myself and keep it ready. I mix about 1/3 rd into porridge and kanjis.

[@Su-cd6ew]

We have tried millets. Foxtail is tasty. . We can make idli dosa, n upma . Just like tomato rice , pudina rice, n coconut rice can be done with millets. ❤

[@projekt3658]

Awesome episode! Got loads of knowledge. My millet packet is not opened yet until I finish Quinoa.

[@renuka.m.s5020]

Hey dr pal, nice to hear about millets in your podcast. As i used to think why you are not talking about this in any of your videos All the millets are really very good options. We have been using these from past 3-4 years as we got inspired by a man who recently awarded with padmashri also being called as millet man of india. He has fone lot of research on this and curing many countless cancer patients with this millets also promoting the farming of millets all over. Please do invite him as your guest ....

[@krisayo]

Dr pal bring dr.kadhar valli..

[@punamgangwal]

Yes please bring Dr khadar walli

[@ushamurali9198]

Being a Bangalorean I prepare all variety like bisibelebath,, Pongal, pulao, curd rice, etc replcing rice with millets. Tastes good

[@rupavenkatesan6633]

We follow Dr Khadar Vali and make ambali as suggest by him .

[@varadarajpai2044]

Am a millet fan and favourite is Ambli, millet upma, idly, uthappam, all prepared out of 5 positive millets....pls invite Dr Khader Valli for a podcast....it's worth.....pls

[@sitachooramun7507]

Brilliant talk. I have already introduced Millet in my nutritional intake, such as coco millet & bajra. ❤

[@sunsiva4005]

Dr Pal, you are doing wonderful job and providing a great content to the people.. keep rocking..thank you so much to the team 🎉

[@inzayurveda785]

Dr pal! Gud work ! Millets works for gut inflammation as well.using for my gut clients from last 5 yrs & getting gud results! 🙏🙏

[@sowmyabhat123]

@Dr.Pal, Thank you for this insightful episode. I incorporate millets in my everyday diet by drinking ragi milk (home made) once every day. Also, I’ve started making different varieties of Dosas using millets which tastes really yumm.

[@dineshkumaran1478]

Dr. Pal Very informative session..!! We use ragi and kambu for dosa, puttu once in a week

[@lingeshlinga0255]

Dr Pal bring Dr Kadhar valli - Millet man of India

[@jumpingmattress3515]

Could you please make video on all about vitamin B12. How vegetarian can overcome the deficiency

[@ashwinibhade5795]

Please invite Dr. Khadar Valli.. The millet man of India 🙏

[@deshpandetutorials2137]

Thank you Doctor Pal....live longer for many lives..❤

[@balasubramaniyanmurugesan1477]

Thank you for the informative video Dr .pal ❤

[@ThilagaVlogs152]

Very informative interview thanks Dr. PAL. We are using jowar and Ragi making dosa jower panniyaram

[@ramadevidukkipaty8321]

Millet Adai...... prepared with little Millet & Chana dal,urad dal ,Tur dal with grated Louki ,Carrot

[@shanthaps4905]

Can u pls share the proportion of ingredients for the millet Adai. TIA

[@Pravalika.111]

Another important most needed topic .. thanks DR .❤

[@anvitshetty3555]

Need a video on celsius energy drink and it's impact on gut health!!!

[@somrajthakur7417]

Thank you so much for bringing such a great piece of knowledge to us. I am glad that I already have left wheat and rice.. Pearl millet is my hero now. Thanks again. Keep blessing us with such important knowledge.❤

[@vasudhajewels9405]

Hi Dr.Pal, Please make a video on mushrooms..How many grams can we eat in a day? I am a vegetarian and heard that mushrooms are rich in protein with lower calories. So please guide.

[@alpanashah964]

I use millets on daily basis and prepare many dishes other than chappatis like smoothies upma khichadi kanji soup curd millet laddus steamed pancakes Khakhra and more

[@mariarathika4805]

I too cooked millet Pongal, briyani....curd ,sambar, dhal rices very tasty.

[@meghapallepati7135]

We eat millet almost everyday . We eat little millet, fox tail, barnyard and kodo. We stopped using brown top millet as we are getying on US stores . Ragi biscuits for my son, barnyard bottle gourd appams and ragi ganji. Ragi and jowar dosas. Rotis with barnyard and foxtail flour.

[@dr.malligakannan1584]

Excellent podcast with Dr.Rao.Great initiative Dr Pal 🎉🎉

[@ramadevidukkipaty8321]

Foxtail millet vegetable pulav : A protein packed meal with micro nutrients n awesome taste

[@archanakrishnamurthy1225]

Great podcast!! Super informative and I love the variety of professionals Dr Pal brings to the forefront.

[@varadammalmuthu4892]

Dr pal good day you are inspiring us in many ways thank you as many of our friends mentioned here about Dr kadhar valli a real scientist who has done research on millets and proved their advantages please bring him many will be benefitted thank you

[@kamalavaratharajan2756]

Excellent podcast on Millet. Very inspiring update. I am going to start with Millet kanji .

[@RevathyMuralidharan]

Very informative and useful program! Thank you for both of you 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@vigneshwarrajc6629]

Expected to learn a lot about millets, but sad to see Dr. Rao discussing more about refined and highly processed forms of millet. He is also fumbling more about the benefits of millets. He totally omitted the positive millets which are the true powerhouse of millets ❤.

[@vanajanarendra]

Pilihora with foxtail millets is super in taste 😊

[@augustinjeyapandi3613]

Dr.pal good day! I really want to know how to follow proper protein, fibre and fats for our kids and its better if you can include food that you give your kids ( only the foods)... ..i wonder sometimes whether your kids like what you eat ....what modification you do ..... because currently i can manage somehow eating better myself but kids doesn't like what i eat.....may be do some podcast with pediatrician from india like dr.arun specifically to discuss about their dietary requirements and how horribly we feed them, also childhood obesity.. once in India there was malnutrition now it turns as obesity its really alarming situation......tell us more about kids gut .... Could you please consider doing this? 🙏 Please

[@dayalanramseydanielrajan6281]

Very informative session. While Rao is an expert in his domain you may also have another follow up session with Dr. Sivaraman who may be able share more insights on the nutritional aspects

[@FL-GOP]

Couple of random points from Dr.Roa's informative interview. In Costco US you can find plain Ramen noodles (not the 2 minutes thingy) made out millets and rice. The high thermal process should have been applied to this product to get the elasticity/gluten consistency that you see in normal noodles. My daughter loves it. The millet processed and shaped as rice is not a new concept. If you look at the pasta they applied the same concept by creating Orzo pasta that's in the shape of rice to satisfy the rice eaters. Millet idly, dosai, pongal are very common in many homes there days. Just replace rice with millet 1:1 to get the same result.

[@meenakothari7841]

2 Greats discussing health . Wouldnt want to miss.👌👌

[@dipikakurade7305]

Fermented millet idli and dosa is a common breakfast in my home.

[@ankitasanjeevi4934]

Thanks for sharing vital information via your podcast

[@abiramieudayakumar]

Wow I asked and u gave it.. thanks dr pal

[@ratnamurlidharan9885]

Bajri +wheat + methi leaves make great parathas….

[@prithvijar]

Dr. Pal. Big fan. I feel you should do a podcast with cricketer Ravi Ashwin. Great minds together will be a blast. Also a sports person perspective would be interesting.

[@ratnamurlidharan9885]

Dr Pal, bajra dosas are very yummy…..and easy too just replace rice with bajra…..

[@ajitarbat4631]

Very Interesting podcast sir, as a PG of community medicine. Expect more such podcasts

[@Anil__1962]

Great work,Doc. Pal.👏

[@alexdasan9423]

Wonderful session...... Cherishing and bringing our traditional staple food in to the limelight 🎉💐💐.... Great experience 👍

[@utkarsapilla6180]

For millets, talk to dr khadar Valli

[@neelamkaur1965]

Nobody knows about millets the way Dr Khadar vali knows Invite him

[@ratnamurlidharan9885]

Millets flakes can be made just like Poha which is a very popular breakfast dish….

[@ruby955]

Dr. Pal can u make a video on heart palpitations related to stomach. After a meal i often feel difficulty in breathing and my heart beat increases and blood pressure decreases to 60-90 what food should i eat to avoid palpitations

[@ushakumar3536]

In Kerala babies when they r abt six months n is to start solid food we give RAGI soaked grinded sieved and that is mixed with palm jaggery n milk n give them... Children never had any problem.... I m aged 64 n i was fed with the same when I was 6 months .. That i gave to my daughter n now I gave my grand daughter also .... She is of 5 yrs.... But old people say that it should be given on day time n not on rainy days.... I don't know the exact reason for that.... They say this ragi poridge is cold .... Good discussion.... Thank u very much

[@xdfckt2564]

1) Millets are now grown with pesticides. 2) Millets are brought for cheap by stores and sold at twice the rate. 3) Not all have the same effects with millets. 4) We were also a rice eating people. Eliminating it is unwise. 5) Demand has actually gone down over the years since people don't like the taste that much. 6) Rich farmers and celebs are holding monopolies over millet.

[@rohinisubbarao3664]

Very true, being a home maker i tried all possible recepies with millets. Millets will not properly match with rasam and sambar, it causes too much of gas for me

[@ushamurali9198]

Yes I totally agree with the second point . For middle class people like us have to think twice before buying them

[@xdfckt2564]

@@rohinisubbarao3664 It is twice the cost of a kilo of rice. Unsustainable for me. Try putting a few spoons of curd with the millet alongwith rasam or sambar. Pickle also helps. Trust me you will thank me. Fermented millets are better. But if you forget to soak or ferment it, then you are in for a loss only. Nowadays I also find worms in millet packets. In the name of international year, they ruined it. Used to be more than half the price of rice once. Now it is four times as much. Distributors are looting. Especially the millet man and alternative eating type of KZbin people. If you see them, be sure that they have tripled the prices. Farmers who grow millets are at a loss in actuality

[@xdfckt2564]

@@ushamurali9198 The KZbin doctors and the people around the millet man and alternative eating groups are responsible for this. If you see them, be sure that they have tripled the prices. They have turned distributors now. Buy from farmers at half rate, package and sell it for 3 times the rate. The farmers growing millets are actually at a loss. This is the vande Bharat-general coach reality of millet farming in India. Now they are using pesticides also. I have also Started to notice worms like you find in dal in millet packets. The fertilizer millet or expired millet is used in those millet restaurants. Never eat there. The celebrities have started growing millets and selling at high prices. They destroy small farmers in the process and they don't pay a single rupee in taxes as a result. A huge scam is happening. People who don't know pay 300-350 rupees a kilo for browntop or 150 for little millet. It's a joke. Actual rates are not more than 50. But they have bent the demand for the rich "farmers". I actually see a reduce in demand these days. People don't find it tasty and are abandoning it.

[@xdfckt2564]

@@rohinisubbarao3664 also, try soaking it. I soak overnight, but my dad gets gas, my mother responds well and I don't see much change after turning to millets. Tried with others too. In my experience millets react differently for different people. If you don't stop sugar or eating out, packet snacks or Zomato, consuming millets is like setting fire to your own wallet My comments are being deleted : Here's what I'd written.. 1) Millet farmers are poor. It is being taken over by celebs, the rich and these influencers. 2) The influencers are distributors who buy at 50 Rs. a kilo and sell for 300. 3) The celebs and rich cultivate and sell at 300 under premium/organic branding and agri income makes it all tax free. 4) Pesticides are being used. Ive started to find worms like you find in masoor dal. 5) Expired millets and low grade fertilizer laden mass produced millets are used in the millet restaurants.

[@shubs9269]

Yeah..millet curd rice tastes yum..one of my favourite..can add veges fruits with millet curd rice..I usually make.. And also we can make millet ladoo with nuts and seeds..

[@indrakalamehta8697]

So much information.thank you Dr,pal