The millets are groups of small-seeded species of cereal crops or grains widely grown around the world for food and fodder. Millets are also major food sources in arid and semi-arid regions of the world.
The millets are groups of small-seeded species of cereal crops or grains widely grown around the world for food and fodder. Millets are also major food sources in arid and semi-arid regions of the world. It is also known as Bajara.
Usage: Add flavor in food, also benefits health, skin & hair
Harvesting Season: January to April
Form: Whole
Style: Dried
Cumin, which was also called as “Sugandhan” i.e. good smell in ancient times has its popularity spread from Latin America to Africa and all over Asia. The Cumin seed is uniformly elliptical and deeply furrowed. They have a very distinctive bitter yet warm flavor yet aromatic smell. It is one of the widely used spices in our day-to-day life. Cumin along with coriander forms a major ingredient of curry powder and other spice blends.
They have its applications worldwide in sectors other than food like beverages, liquors, medicines, toiletries and perfumery. Indian Cumin has a good demand in the international market and it is exported in both seed form as well as powder form.
Some of the major producing states of Cumin Seeds India are Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh. The harvesting season is from January to April.
Chick Peas are used mainly for human consumption. They Kabuli types are widely used in salads and vegetable while the Desi types are milled into flour. They are also used in wide variety of snacks foods, soups, sweets, and condiments. In Middle East chickpeas are widely consumed in form of dish known as hummus which is produced from mashed chick peas mixed with oils and spices.
The various qualities of Chickpeas are generally differentiated on basis of its size or the no of counts per ounces. The higher the number of Counts Per Ounce the smaller is the size of the Chick Peas. The various qualities that can be supplied on the basis of its size are as follows.