FOXTAIL MILLET OR NAVANE
Enlgish Foxtail Millet
Hindi Kangni, Kakum, Rala
Kannada Navane
Tamil Thinai
Telgu Korra
Malayalam Thinai
Marati Kang,Rala
Punjabi Kangni, Kakum, Rala
Gujrati Kang
Bengali Kaon
Oriya Kanghu, Kangam, Kora
Possibly the oldest cultivated millet, it is thought to have originated in Northern China, where it is highly regarded as a healing food for postpartum and digestive health. Foxtail millet has a rich mineral content, and is specially high in iron. A popular fasting food in some parts of India, it is interestingly called xiaomi, or little rice in Chinese.
Traditional foxtail millet recipes: Idli, upma, payasam, biryani. Commonly made into porridge in the northern parts of China.
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