India, Jan. 31 -- Preparing millets fresh should be made easy instead of promoting ultra-processed packaged foods; thismay be the wayto bring it into the average Indian kitchen

Millets are finally getting the attention they deserve. They are no longer food for only the poor, the health freaks and school children who consume mid-day meals.

2023 was declared the International Year of the Millets by the United Nations and major food processing industries have entered the market. Until now, the space was occupied only by local manufacturers and cottage industries who sold roasted bajra (pearl millet) or ragi (finger millet) chips in unbranded, plain plastic packets or even loose by weight.

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