Little Millet कुटकी

🌱 About the plant

One of the small millets of tribal central India, quick and undemanding.

Growing it

Broadcast on rough ground; it needs no seedbed.

What it is for

Kutki rice and porridge; a genuine climate-resilient grain.

🪴 How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun

Water

Rain only

Season

Jun–Jul

Grows in

Garden / ground

Mature size

60–120 cm

First harvest

Eighty days

Broadcast on rough ground; it needs no seedbed.

🌾 Traditional uses

Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.

Traditional knowledge

Kutki rice and porridge; a genuine climate-resilient grain.

Scientific evidence

This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.

Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.

🐝 Ecological value

🗺️ Where it grows in India