Coracan (Noun)
Meaning
East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Coracan flour has been used in various traditional Indian recipes for centuries.
- In many Eastern countries coracan remains a staple cereal grain used for its nutritional value.
- People have come to realize the versatility of coracan seeds which yield flour, cereal and various types of millets.
- Ancient traditional Asian baking used coracan seed flours extensively, but have lost prominence with Westernization of foods.
- Research studies emphasize on health benefits from cereal and grain rich diet comprising a mixture of ragi, and other similar millet variants including coracan.