Sikya Kheer: A recipe from the Baiga tribes of Madhya Pradesh, made with wild crabgrass
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Channel: Down To Earth · 2018 · Science & Technology
Sikiya (Digitaria sanguilanis) is a perennial wild grass species which is harvested by the Baiga tribals of Dindori district in Madhya Pradesh. Sikiya is a variety of wild millet whose grains are even smaller than those of little millets and has a light yellowish colour. The Baiga tribals prepare rice and kheer out of it.Currently, the Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR) based in Hyderabad is researching on Sikiya for nutritional analysis. This crabgrass finger millet, which has always been part of tribal culture, has 12 per cent protein according to IIMR. Some experts and millet enthusiasts are trying to replicate sikiya outside Dindori district
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