Golden Sella 11-21 Basmati Rice,India RISHTA price supplier

Golden Sella 11-21 Basmati Rice

11-21Basmati Rice is a non-glutinous rice that has been cultivated at thefoot of the Himalayan mountain ranges in India for thousands of years.The rivers Yamuna and Sutluj irrigate the Basmati paddy fields inHaryana and Punjab respectively. Basmati is an aromatic, fragrant, longgrain, slender rice, and has a nutty flavor. 'Basmati', when literallytranslated from Hindi, means queen of fragrance. It is the worlds bestrice one can use for cooking and has been exported all around the worldfor centuries. Many of the traditional rice dishes in the Arabcountries are cooked with long grained Basmati rice imported fromIndia. To obtain the correct aroma and flavor of Basmati rice, properageing is required to reduce its moisture content.The best qualityBasmati rice comes from the old Karnal district, known as the 'ricebowl of India'. Basmati is now grown in Karnal, Panipat, Kaithal,Kurukshetra and Ambala ,faridabad districts of Haryana. It is alsogrown in Punjab, Dehradoon region of Uttranchal and Jammu region ofJammu & Kashmir.According to Ayurveda, Basmati is the king of allvarieties of rice; is saatvic or pure, is nourishing for the bodytissues and is easy to digest. Ayurveda recommends avoiding rice thatis par boiled, instant or pre-cooked because it has less prana in it.Rice is generally good for balancing Vata and Pitta. Desserts made withrice and milk are particularly cooling and balancing for Pitta.