THINAI ORGANICS · GRAINS & MILLETS
Thinai (Foxtail Millet) 500g
₹99.00
M.R.P.: ₹110.00
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🚚 Free delivery in Chennai on orders of ₹500 and above · Delivery across India (charge shown at checkout by PIN code)
📋 Product Description
- Most families who want to eat millets start with good intentions and one bad pot. The first attempt comes out sticky or bland, the children refuse it, and the millet packet goes to the back of the shelf for six months. Read more ↓
- Our millets are dehulled, milled and packed by the farmers we buy from, with no co-packer in between.
🌿 Why Families Choose It
- Part of a wide range of traditional Tamil kitchen staples, so one order can cover your whole pantry.
- Thinai Organics has delivered more than 10,000 orders since 2018.
🚚 Delivery & Payment
- Free delivery in Chennai on orders of ₹500 and above.
- Delivery across India: enter your PIN code at checkout to see the charge before you pay.
- Pay securely by UPI, card or netbanking (Razorpay).
🥣 How to Use
- Preparation: follow the directions on the pack, or ask us on WhatsApp.
- Store in a cool, dry place in an airtight container after opening.
10,000+ ordersdelivered since 2018
Farmer-milled milletsdehulled and packed by our farmers, no co-packer
Pressed in Chennaiwood pressed (marachekku) oils, no refining
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About Thinai (Foxtail Millet) 500g
Most families who want to eat millets start with good intentions and one bad pot. The first attempt comes out sticky or bland, the children refuse it, and the millet packet goes to the back of the shelf for six months.
The problem is usually not millets. It is starting with the wrong one, cooked the wrong way.
Thinai (foxtail millet) is the right place to start. It has the mildest taste of all the millets, small golden grains, and it cooks almost exactly like rice. Our thinai is unpolished and bought direct from farmers, so you get the whole grain the way it has been eaten in Tamil Nadu for centuries. Rinse it well, soak for 30 minutes, then cook one cup of thinai with about two and a half cups of water until soft. Serve it with sambar and poriyal like rice, or make thinai pongal, thinai upma, thinai kanji or even thinai payasam.
Why families pick this:
- Unpolished foxtail millet, bought direct from farmers
- Mild taste, the easiest millet to start children on
- Cooks in about 20 minutes, like rice
- Millets generally have a lower glycaemic index than polished white rice
Swap white rice for thinai at one meal a day. Small, steady changes are the ones that actually stay in a family's routine.
Add a 500g pack of thinai to your cart and make your first millet meal this week.
Frequently asked questions
What is thinai in English?
Foxtail millet. It is also called kangni in Hindi and korralu in Telugu.
How do I cook thinai rice?
Rinse, soak for 30 minutes, then cook 1 cup thinai with about 2.5 cups of water for around 20 minutes (or 2 whistles in a pressure cooker) until soft.
Is thinai good for kids?
Yes, as part of regular meals. Its mild taste makes thinai pongal or sweet thinai payasam an easy first millet for children.
What can I make with thinai?
Plain thinai rice, pongal, upma, kanji, kichadi, payasam, and idli or dosa batter mixed with urad dal. For a quicker option, try our thinai sevai.
Do you deliver outside Chennai?
Yes. We ship from Chennai to addresses across India.
