Wheat Atta Chakki

An atta chakki, also known as a grain mill, grinds grains into little pieces and turns them into flour. When the grinding is finished, and the flour is formed, the flour is ready to eat. Grains such as wheat, rice, lentils and others are ground to make meals.In India, grinding stones (Chakki) were used to grind grains and spices. These consist of a stationary stone cylinder upon which a smaller stone cylinder rotates. Smaller ones, for household use, were operated by two people. Larger ones, for community or commercial use, used livestock to rotate the upper cylinder.