Kodo Millet

Kodo millets or magical millets are the must-have millets in your meals. Kodo millet or Paspalum scrobiculatum belongs to the family Poaceae, and is locally known as rice grass, ditch millet, cow grass in English, araka in Telugu and kodra in Marathi. Kodo millet grains are annual grains ranging from light red to dark grey. The cultivation of kodo millets started in India about 3000 years ago. Apart from India, it is cultivated in Russia, China, Africa and Japan. In India, it is widely grown in Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh.