Exploring the common millets of India: A comprehensive review

Abstract

Millets were a part of human diet as well as fodder in the past and was helpful in prevention of many diseases especially lifestyle diseases. Because of the dependence on wheat and rice as major source of food and the rise in use of junk food, millets were neglected from routine diet. The rise in incidence of non-communicable diseases, across the globe has helped generate an awareness to include nutri-cereals in the daily food to address the contemporary of lifestyle. Information pertaining to millets, especially on Indian millets, has been collected from various resources, books, research papers and e-platforms for the researches on millets. Nine types of millets are widely used across India. Millets have been the cornerstone of Indian cuisine since centuries and there is much scope for its revival in the present era.