Organic Ragi / Finger Millet Grain - 500 gms

Why buy Ragi / Finger Millet grain from SVAD?

• 100% Organic : 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.
• 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.

What can we cook with Ragi / Finger Millet?

Some of the common recipes are Pudding, Dosa, Adai, Idly as detailed from Page 23 - 28 in our Millet recipe book link below:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pMD02jrISOW5IXIdPAVpncyPE-cLVR71/view?usp=drivesd

The grains have excellent malting properties and are widely known for its use as weaning foods.

Nutrition details and Health benefits of Ragi / Finger Millet:

(Reference - ICMR-National institute of Nutrition):

Finger millet / Ragi is nutrient rich, gluten-free, an excellent source of dietary fiber, high in iron and calcium, low glycemic index and additionally rich in antioxidants.

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.