Samai

SCIENTIFIC NAME :
Panicum Miliare

MEDICINAL VALUE :
Good source of nutrition

NUTRIENT VALUE :
rich in protein

CULINERY AND OTHER VALUES :
Used mainly in central part of india. Also used as a cattle feed. The straw is mixed with clay and cement and used for building construction. Cooked as rice.

GLOSSARY :
English : Samai
Tamil : Samai
Malayalam : Chama
Kannada : Samai
Hindi : Mutki
Bengali : Kangni
Marathi : Sava
Oriya : Suan
Kashmiri : Ganuhaar