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Seven millet flours, each made from a single unpolished millet: foxtail, barnyard (sawa ka atta), little millet, ragi, sprouted ragi, bajra (bajre ka atta) and jowar. No pesticides or chemicals used. Jowar flour from ₹65, foxtail flour from ₹85.
Each millet flour has its own taste and suits different dishes. If you are new to millet flour, start with the one that matches what you already cook: bajra or jowar for rustic rotis, ragi for mudde and malt, and foxtail or little millet flour for dosa and mixed chapatis.
| Flour | Also called | Taste | Best for | Lowest price per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxtail millet flour | thinai maavu (Tamil) | Mild, pale | Dosa, mixed chapati, porridge | ₹17 per 100 g |
| Barnyard millet flour | sanwa / sawa / sama atta (Hindi) | Mild, soft | Rotis, cheela, fasting-day dishes | ₹28 per 100 g |
| Little millet flour | kutki atta (Hindi), samai maavu (Tamil) | Mild, slightly sweet | Dosa, kanji, thin rotis | ₹28 per 100 g |
| Ragi (finger millet) flour | nachni (Marathi), mandua (Hindi) | Earthy, dark | Mudde, ragi roti, dosa, malt | ₹12 per 100 g |
| Sprouted ragi flour | made from sprouted ragi | Earthy | Ragi malt, porridge | ₹16 per 100 g |
| Bajra (pearl millet) flour | bajre ka atta (Hindi) | Strong, nutty | Bajra roti, bhakri, thepla | ₹13 per 100 g |
| Jowar (sorghum) flour | jowari (Marathi), jola (Kannada), jonna (Telugu), cholam (Tamil) | Mild, creamy | Jowar roti, bhakri, thalipeeth | ₹12 per 100 g |
Prices per 100 g from our catalogue when this page was built; the product pages always show today’s price. Names from the Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (University of Melbourne).
Our millet flours are made from unpolished millets: the grain’s bran layer has not been polished away. No pesticides or chemicals used: the farmers who grow the millet do not use pesticides, and we do not fumigate or chemically treat our stock. Sprouted ragi flour is made from sprouted ragi.
Unpolished matters because polishing strips the outer layers of the grain. Each of our flours is made from one millet, with nothing added.
Millet flour has no single name in Hindi: each millet has its own, and the flour is that name plus atta. Bajre ka atta (बाजरे का आटा) is pearl millet flour, which we sell as bajra flour. Sawa ka atta or sama atta is barnyard millet flour (barnyard millet flour). Jowar atta is sorghum flour, kutki atta is little millet flour, kodo atta is kodo millet flour, and ragi or mandua atta is finger millet flour. In Marathi, ragi flour is nachni peeth; in Tamil, flour is maavu, so thinai maavu is foxtail millet flour.
Many people search for “millet wheat flour”: a mix of the two. Millet flours have no gluten, so on their own they make rotis that are patted or rolled between sheets rather than stretched. Adding a part of millet flour to wheat atta keeps the dough easy to roll. Start with one part millet flour to three parts atta, and add more as you get used to it. Our page on millet atta for roti explains the method step by step.
We only show nutrition values that we can link to a published source. USDA FoodData Central has an entry for whole-grain sorghum flour, which matches our jowar flour:
| Per 100 g | Energy | Protein | Carbohydrate | Fibre | Fat | Iron | Magnesium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jowar (sorghum) flour, whole-grain | 359 kcal | 8.4 g | 76.6 g | 6.6 g | 3.3 g | 3.1 mg | 123 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central, “Sorghum flour, whole-grain” (FDC 168943). Reference values for the food in general, not a lab test of our packs.
USDA has no entry for foxtail, barnyard, little, kodo, browntop or finger millet flour, and its one “millet flour” does not say which millet it is, so we do not show numbers for those.
Keep flour in an airtight container in a cool, dry place and use a dry spoon; in hot or humid weather, the fridge helps. Use it within about three months of buying. Whole-grain flour can turn stale, so if it smells bitter or musty, it is past its best.
Millets contain no gluten by nature. We have not had our flours tested for gluten, so we cannot promise a pack is free of traces from wheat handled elsewhere in the chain. If you have coeliac disease, ask your doctor which products are safe for you. We make no health claims for our flours.
These flours are out of stock and will return; their pages stay up so you can see them: kodo millet flour, browntop millet flour, rice flour, wheat flour, corn flour, gram flour (besan), green gram flour and idiyappam flour.
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Bajre ka atta (बाजरे का आटा) is Hindi for pearl millet flour, the flour of bajra roti and bhakri. Ours is made from unpolished pearl millet and sold as bajra flour.
There is no single word: each millet flour takes the millet’s own name plus “atta”. Bajra atta (pearl millet), jowar atta (sorghum), ragi or mandua atta (finger millet), kutki atta (little millet), sawa or sama atta (barnyard millet) and kodo atta (kodo millet).
Sawa ka atta (also sanwa or sama atta) is barnyard millet flour. Many North Indian families cook with it on fasting days. Ours is barnyard millet flour, made from unpolished barnyard millet.
It depends on the dish: bajra or jowar flour for rotis and bhakri, ragi flour for mudde, dosa and malt, and foxtail or little millet flour for dosa and mixed chapatis. The table on this page compares all seven.
Yes. Start with one part millet flour to three parts wheat atta; the wheat’s gluten keeps the dough easy to roll. See millet atta for roti for the method.
Each flour is made from one unpolished millet, with nothing added. No pesticides or chemicals are used: the farmers who grow the millet do not use pesticides, and we do not fumigate or chemically treat our stock.
Use it within about three months. Keep it airtight in a cool, dry place, and in the fridge in hot or humid weather.
Free delivery in Bangalore · Ships across India in 2–10 business days (charges at checkout). Cash on delivery in Bangalore; prepaid elsewhere in India.
Free delivery in Bangalore · Ships across India in 2–10 business days (charges at checkout)
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