Cereals or grains belong to the ‘Poaceae or Gramineae’ families and are cultivated widely and in huge quantities throughout the world. They provide more food energy than any other type of crop. While wheat and rice are the most important crops worldwide some countries also grow rye, oats, barley, maize, triticale, millet and sorghum. In India cereals like flattened rice (poha) and broken wheat (dalia) have always been a part of the breakfast platter.