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Nutritious ragi-fish sausage a hit at Millet-Fish festival

Nutritious ragi-fish sausage a hit at Millet-Fish festival

Kochi: The ongoing millet-fish festival at the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) offers a range of dishes with high nutritional value, creating a wave of awareness of healthy eating habits among the general public. One among them is the ragi-fish sausage, a nutritious as well as delightful dish made from finger millet (ragi) and tilapia fish. This was available at the stall of the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT). The institute demonstrated the dish as part of introducing nutritious varieties from millet-fish combo at the festival.

Developed by the Fish Processing Division of CIFT, the sausage contains a rich source of protein, healthy fats, fiber, antioxidants, and essential micro-nutrients. It was made available at the stall for demonstration letting the visitors taste and not for sale. Such products from other millets and fish would be available on Saturday.

The fest features an array of nutritionally beneficial and healthy food items across the stalls, providing the public with the opportunity to savour these wholesome dishes.

A cookery show held as part of the fest unveiled methods of preparing several millets. Led by experts from the Krish Vigyan Kendras of north Karanataka, the show offered viewers a window into the culinary world of these grains. They underscored the importance of the ways of cooking that keep the nutritional potentials of millet in its full form.  Native Karnataka millet dishes were demonstrated during the show.  From rotis and manjooris using sorghum to foxtail millet kachoris and bisibillebath, the show showcased diverse dishes that millet offers.

Viewers were also treated to demonstrations of refreshing finger millet smoothies and finger millet halwa. Dr Sreedevi Angadi and Dr Sudha Mangani led the show with the support of millet farmers Bhaghya, Shilpa and Shwetha.

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