{"product_id":"kodo-millet-rice-arikelu-varagu","title":"Kodo Millet Rice | Arikelu | Varagu","description":"\u003ch2\u003e🌾 An Ancient Indian Millet, Back on the Everyday Plate\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for \u003cstrong\u003eShree Anna \/ millets\u003c\/strong\u003e to bring more grain diversity to your meals?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeet *\u003cem\u003eKodo Millet (\u003c\/em\u003ePaspalum scrobiculatum\u003cem\u003e)\u003cstrong\u003e — an ancient Indian small millet known as \u003c\/strong\u003eArikelu \/ Arika in Telugu, Varagu in Tamil, Harka in Kannada and Kodo\/Kodon in Hindi\u003c\/em\u003e*.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you already eat millets, Kodo is a great grain to add to your rotation. 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