A large, rounded variety of avocado which is easily peeled which is good for slicing and serving in salads.
Pearl or bulrush. Pearl millet. After rice and wheat this is the most important grain crop of India. It is used to make flour which is often used in the making of poppadums. Two types of millet are available, bulrush or bajra bajra (pearl millet - Pennisetum typhoideum) and finger millet (Eleusine coracana).
In the production of refined flour, in which both bran and endosperm are lost, the starchy endosperm is separated from the other parts of the kernel by milling through rollers. Following milling, the particles of endosperm (called semolina) are ground to flour and often bleached to imitate natural aging.
