HERITAGE
Beyond Upma and Roti: Exploring Modern Millet Value Addition
For a long time, millets were viewed through a narrow culinary lens. Many people mistakenly believed that incorporating these ancient grains into a modern diet meant eating nothing but dense, heavy flatbreads (rotis) or traditional morning porridge (upma). However, the global food landscape is changing rapidly. Driven by processing breakthroughs championed by the ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR), millets are undergoing a major culinary transformation. Today, through advanced, health-conscious food processing techniques, these rustic grains are breaking out of traditional boundaries and blending seamlessly into contemporary, fast-paced lifestyles without losing a single bit of their nutritional integrity.
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