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What India ate before wheat

Finger Millet (Ragi / Kezhvaragu)

From Karnataka & Tamil Nadu

£4.95
1kg

VAT-free (zero-rated food)

Ragi has fed South Indian children for at least three thousand years — long before wheat or polished rice arrived. A single fistful carries more calcium than a glass of milk and more iron than spinach.

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Ragi has fed South Indian children for at least three thousand years — long before wheat or polished rice arrived. A single fistful carries more calcium than a glass of milk and more iron than spinach.

Sourced from rain-fed organic farms. Mill it into flour for the morning kanji your grandmother probably grew up on.

Sourcing

Calcium
344mg per 100g — 3× milk
Glycemic index
Low

How to use

In the kitchen.

  • 01Whisk 2 tbsp ragi flour into cold water, simmer with buttermilk and salt for kanji.
  • 02Combine 1:1 with rice flour for soft, dark dosas.

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