Little Millet (Chama)

Panicum sumatrense

₹ 159 / 500g

PROVENANCE LEDGER ATP-LM-001

FIRST HANDS Raman & Family

DIRECT PRICE PAID ₹549/kg (60% above local rate)

TERROIR & ELEVATION Attappady (500–1,200m)

GEO-COORDINATES 11°06′N, 76°39′E

METHOD & PURITY Picked by hand when the head bends. Pounded until the husk gives.

Sensory & Chemical Profile

AROMA

Mild, sweet, slightly nutty

FLAVOR

Subtle sweetness, clean, light on the palate

"Chama is what the Kurumba grow where other grains stop. It doesn't ask for much rain and doesn't leave when the water gets scarce. They've kept the same seeds through seasons that other crops didn't survive."