Manna Foxtail Millet 1kg

Thinai pongal at a village kovil festival, served on a leaf and still steaming.

• What: Foxtail millet (thinai), whole grain
• Pack: 1 kg
• Brand: Manna, Chennai
• Best for: Thinai pongal, upma, payasam, as rice

Foxtail millet, also called thinai (Tamil) · thina (Malayalam) · navane (Kannada) · korralu (Telugu) · kangni (Hindi, Punjabi) · rala (Marathi) · kang (Gujarati) · kaon (Bengali).

What it is

Manna was started in Chennai in 2000 by I.S.A.K. Nazar, and its first product was a health mix based on sathumaavu, the Tamil multigrain porridge mix. Manna's maker, Southern Health Foods, was acquired by Reliance Consumer Products in February 2026.

Thinai is a tiny, pale yellow millet, mild and a little nutty, that cooks up fluffy and separate like rice. It is often the first millet people get on with. Choosing a millet? Foxtail for mild and fluffy; barnyard (kuthiraivali) for the softest and quickest; little millet (samai) for a finer grain.

Tip: For thinai pongal, cook it with a fistful of moong dal and finish with pepper, jeera and ghee, as you would ven pongal.

Goes well with: Manna Little Millet, Udhaiyam Moong Dal, GRB Pure Ghee

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