Use of millets advocated at Home Science College

The live demonstration included the preparation of idli and upma using sorghum and ragi.

Use of millets advocated at Home Science College

Chandigarh, March 30, 2022: In sync with the ongoing Poshan Pakhwada celebrations and 2023 being the International Year of Millets, Home Science College in collaboration with Aahar Kranti (Nivedita Charitable Trust) organised a live demonstration and talk on the health benefits of millets and efforts to include them in the daily diets of the masses at large.

The demonstration was conducted for the students of the college wherein they were appraised of the nutritional content and simple ways in which millets can be supplemented and included in our daily diet. The live demonstration included the preparation of idli and upma using sorghum and ragi.

The principal of the college, Prof. Sudha Katyal emphasized the need to include these wonder grains as part and parcel of our everyday eating habits.