How to store millets for long time?

Unpolished Millets are easily attracted by the insects and warms, because it’s processed naturally. So, its should be consumed within a month. If you’re planning for storing millet on long-term thats more than a month then please follow the steps below to avoid insects and warms.

1. Store millet in a tightly closed container( avoid plastic ) and in a cool, dark, dry location like the freezer for at least a week. This will kill off any microscopic insect eggs that might hatch later on.

2. Fry the millets for 10 to 15 minutes in kadhai pan, cool down for some time and then store it. This also will kill off any microscopic insect eggs that might hatch later on.

3. If you get insects in millets, dry it in sun light for 4 to 5 hours, then follow step 1 or 2 and store it.

4. Keeping dry chilli, neem leaves or any other herbal in millets will not help.

5. Clean (wash, wipe and dry completely in sunlight) the container before refilling the stock with fresh millets.

6. Very Important step to avoid infestation is to buy only required amount of millets that you can consume within a month. Stock will be refilled with fresh millets for every one or two weeks in Orggu.

*** No need to follow any of these steps if you order required amount of millets. ***