Millet-based traditional foods consumed in the rural areas of the Himalayan region in India (Image Sources: Downs et al., 2022; https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/23/3774 Dwivedi et al., 2024; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42779-024-00236-4 Tamang, 2022; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42779-022-00146-3)

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... of the ethnic communities in Arunachal Pradesh also incorporates millet-based food items in their cooking, such as steamed millet pancakes, millet ball curries, Mirii or millet slurry, popped millet, and Mirung Gakir or millet powder mixed in milk ( Bhardwaj et al., 2023). Some of the popular traditional millet-based food dishes are shown in Fig. 2. These practices in rural areas of the developing world indicate a well-established diet system that incorporates millet for calorie intake as well as nutritional requirements. Table 1. lists traditional millet-based foods consumed by the rural population in the Himalayan region. These evidences necessitate an in-depth understanding of ...