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Illustration of a kodo millet plant with its one-sided seed spikes beside a bowl of dehulled kodo millet (varagu, harka) and a spoon of husked brown grains
Kodo Millet History, Names and Nutrition per 100g (Varagu, Harka)
Kodo millet (varagu, harka, kodo) began as a weed in India's rice fields and became a crop about 2,500 years ago. Gata traces its history, Charaka's view of it, the... Read more...