kurakkan

• Cereal de grano cultivado en Asia y África, cuyas semillas se muelen para obtener una harina algo amarga; es un alimento básico tradicional en varias regiones asiáticas. También se conoce como mijo africano o eleusina.

An East Indian cereal grass whose seeds are ground into a somewhat bitter flour, traditionally a staple food in parts of Asia.

1. KurakkanB2formalculinary

   An East Indian cereal grass that yields seeds used to make a mildly bitter flour, commonly consumed as a staple food across various Asian regions.

   Kurakkan (Eleusine coracana)

   • Kurakkan is often ground into flour to prepare traditional flatbreads.
   • Farmers in Sri Lanka and India have cultivated kurakkan for centuries.
   • The flour has a slightly bitter taste that distinguishes it from other grains.
   • In many rural areas, kurakkan serves as an important source of nutrition.

   Sinónimosafrican milletcoracanragi