Native Food Barnyard Millet 500 g

Barnyard Millet can be a good source of iron for vegetarians. It is a source of dietary fiber and protein and is gluten-free. It is a food with a low glycemic index. Due to the slow release of glucose, it maintains blood sugar levels.

Millet is usually boiled, but it is also tasty roasted. In the latter case you get a nutty taste. It has a powerful aroma and is a good alternative to other grains. In addition, millet is naturally gluten-free.

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Millet can be roughly divided into 2 types:

Little millet: these are peeled because they have an indigestible membrane.

• Foxtail millet (en), Setaria italica (L), thinai / korralu / navane / kang / rala (India)
• Kodo millet (en), kodogierst (nl), Paspalum scrobiculatum (L), varagu / kodra / arikelu / harka (India)
• Little millet (en), kutkigierst (nl), Panicum sumatrense (L), samai / kutki / saamai / samalu / sama / chama (India)
• Barnyard millet / cockspur / Japanese millet (en), Japanse gierst / Europese hanenpoot (nl), Echinochloa crus-galli (L), kudiraivali / kuthiraivali / jhangora / odalu / oodalu / kodisama, bhagar, varai (India)

Large millets: these do not have a hard, indigestible membrane and can also be eaten unshelled (whole wheat).

• Proso millet / common millet / broom corn millet / hog millet / white millet (en), pluimgierst / gele gierst / goudgierst of in Nederland kortweg “gierst” genoemd, Panicum miliaceum (L)
• Pearl millet (en), parelgierst (nl), Pennisetum glaucum (L), bajra / bajri / sajje / kambu / cambu / sajjalu (India)
• Finger millet (en), vingergierst (nl), Eleusine coracana (L), ragi / kelvaragu / nachani / mandwa (India)

Ingredients

Barnyard millet.

Allergen info

This product is packaged and/or stored in a facility that also processes products containing wheat, nuts, peanuts, mustard, celery, gluten, sesame, shellfish, soy, sulphite, fish and molluscs. Despite all precautions, this product may contain traces of these allergens.

Storage advice

Keep in a cool, dark and dry place. After opening, transfer the contents to an airtight container.

Use

Simply said, you use millet like you use rice. You can simply boil millet, steam it, make risotto or pilav, (half) grind it into flour for baking (often in combination with other types of flour) or make (semolina) porridge or other desserts. Millet is also soaked and only then ground into a slurry for baking pancakes. You can also pop millet into a kind of small popcorn or use it as couscous or bulgur. In India, millet is often prepared in the pressure cooker, not so much to save time, but for an extra fluffy result. Loosen the kernels after cooking, a bit like couscous, to prevent them from clumping together. The different types of millet taste about the same (a bit grainy and a bit bitter) and can all be prepared in the same way.