Millet takes centre stage
Part of a standee at the Millet Fair Millet was the grain of honour at the Organics and Millets 2018 International Trade Fair held at the Bangalore Palace Grounds from January 19-21. The humble millet has come a long way. The Fair has over 300 stalls of millets, traditional grains and organics from Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu from the South; Uttarakhand, Haryana and Chhattisgarh from the North and even Meghalaya from the North East. There were about 40 farmers’ stalls. The Food Court was called “Khanavali” which is a term used to describe a restaurant or eating joint in North Karnataka. Part of the banner at the entrance of the fair The two dozen food stalls in the food court served millet and organic delicacies of Karnataka and other places. Various stalls offered millet dosa, millet khichdi, millet Pongal, millet holige, millet laddu and even millet Mysore Pak. There were cooking demo sessions, panel discussions on cooking, nutrition...