#Blogchatter A2Z2023 Challenge
Ragi -The superfood in your kitchen Ragi, also called Finger millet or Nachini is an extremely nutritious millet, that resembles mustard seeds. The common English name of Ragi is Finger millet because the plant bears a head of grain comprising five spikes which resemble 5 fingers attached to the palm of the hand. The straight or sometimes curved branches contain seeds which are brown, red or purple in colour. The hull of the ragi grain is indigestible and hence the grain is hulled before use. .This process does not damage the germ and therefore its nutritive value remains intact. The grain is decorticated, ground into flour and put to numerous uses. Ragi requires less water than other crops and grains and therefore is a sustainable crop. The botanical name of ragi is Eleusine coracana. Ragi originated in Africa and was cultivated in Uganda and Ethiopia for thousands of years. The crop came to India about 4000 years ago and has been found in archaeological excavations in the ...