Flakes - Organic Bajra / Pearl Millet - 250 gms

Organic Bajra / Pearl Millet flakes

also known as as Kambu Aval, are made from finely processed organic Pearl millets. These flakes retain their rich nutritional value, offering a convenient and healthy option for your meals blending smoothly traditional and modern dishes.

What can we cook with Bajra / Pearl Millet Flakes?

The flakes suit busy mornings, mindful snacking, and comforting evening meals where nutrition still matters. Perfect choice for those looking for lighter grain options and Bajra flakes offer that perfect middle path. They cook quickly, feel gentle on digestion, and keep the natural mineral richness of whole millets intact.

Bajra flakes are incredibly versatile. They can be used as a cereal with milk and fruits, cooked into porridge with jaggery, or turned into savory poha with spices and vegetables or as a crunchy topping.

Why buy Bajra / Pearl Millet Flakes from SVAD?

• 100% Organic Grain : Cultivated without harmful chemicals or synthetic fertilizers, sustaining soil health and purity.
• Fair price to Farmers : We pay 5%-10% more than the market price to our Farmers.
• Solar and Women powered Processing : Grains are hulled gently, preserving the natural nutrition without polishing/over processing in our 100% Women-run and Solar powered processing unit. Grains are flattened into flakes in another Vendor's facility.
• Value for money, as our products come from our Farm to your Table directly without any middlemen.
• Support Tribal Farmers community : By buying our products you are making a difference to livelihood and socio economic status of many families.

Nutrition details and Health benefits of Bajra / Pearl Millet:

(Reference - ICMR-National institute of Nutrition):

Bajra/Pearl millet has high levels of vitamins B, and dietary minerals potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc copper and manganese. It is gluten free and is ideal for those with wheat allergies. Pearl millet has been found to be nutritionally superior to rice and wheat. Even though it has some anti-nutrients such as phytic acid, polyphenol and amylase inhibitors, after soaking in water, germination and other cooking procedures reduce the anti-nutrient.

Millets in general are gluten-free, highly nutritious and rich in dietary fibre. They are rich in micronutrients, including calcium, iron, phosphorus, etc. They are low in Glycemic Index (GI) as such don't cause huge spike in blood sugar. Millets should ideally be an integral part of our daily diet.

Dietary fibre in millets has water absorbing and bulking property. It increases transit time of food in the gut which helps in reducing risk of inflammatory bowel disease and acts as detoxifying agent in the body.

Health Benefits of Millets : Millets are anti acidic; Millets are gluten free; Helps to prevent type 2 diabetes; Effective in reducing blood pressure; Reduces risk of gastrointestinal conditions like gastric ulcers or colon cancer; Eliminate problems like constipation, excess gas, bloating and cramping; Millet act as a probiotic feeding micro flora in our inner ecosystem.