Browntop millets - Andu Korralu

Browntop millet or signalgrass as it is commonly called is one of the rarest among millets. Being native to India, it grows well in the dryland tracts of Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh border areas, covering regions of Tumkur, Chitradurga, and Chikkaballapura districts in Karnataka and Ananthpur district in Andhra Pradesh.

Browntop millet or signalgrass as it is commonly called is one of the rarest among millets. Being native to India, it grows well in the dryland tracts of Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh border areas, covering regions of Tumkur, Chitradurga, and Chikkaballapura districts in Karnataka and Ananthpur district in Andhra Pradesh.

Termed Korale in Kannada and Andakorra in Telugu, Browntop millet is also grown and consumed in limited quantities in north-central India – the region commonly referred to as Bundelkhand.