Native Food Store Millet Flakes 500g - Thinai (Foxtail Millet)

First spoon of something other than rice, taken off the side of Paati's plate.

• What: Thinai aval, foxtail millet flakes
• Pack: 500 g
• Brand: Native Food Store, Chennai, since 2016
• Best for: Mild upma, children's breakfast

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

What it is

Native Food Store was started in Chennai in 2016 by P. Vishnukumar, an engineer by training, as a one-stop shop for millets and millet-based products. Thinai is foxtail millet, one of the oldest grains named in Tamil poetry, and this pack has it pressed into flakes.

They are the mildest of the millet flakes, pale and soft, and the ones children usually take to first. Temper them simply with mustard, peanuts and a little turmeric. Choosing between Native Food Store millet flakes? Thinai for the mildest; samai for fine and quick; kambu for darker and nuttier.

Tip: For small children, leave out the chilli and add a spoon of ghee and a little grated carrot instead.

Goes well with: GRB Pure Ghee, Heera Pink Peanuts, Heera Curry Leaves

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