Basmati Rice

Long Grain Basmati Rice

Basmati is a variety of long, slender-grained aromatic rice which is traditionally grown in the Indian subcontinent, where it is believed to have been cultivated for centuries. A rice variety is generally eligible to be called basmati if it has a minimum average precooked milled rice length of 6.61 mm (0.260 in) and average precooked milled rice breadth of up to 2 mm (0.079 in), among other parameters.

The word basmati derives from Hindi bāsmatī, literally, ‘fragrant’. Mehak (our brand name) also means fragrance.

Basmati rice has a typical pandan-like (Pandanus amaryllifolius leaf) flavour caused by the aroma compound 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline. Basmati grains contain about 0.09 ppm of this aromatic chemical compound naturally, a level that is about 12 times as much as non-basmati rice varieties, giving basmati its distinctive fragrance and flavour.

During cooking, the level of 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline decreases. Soaking the rice for 30 minutes before cooking permits 20% shorter cooking times and preserves more of the 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline.

We deal in premium Basmati varieties like 1121 A+ Grade, 1121 A Grade, 1401, 1509, and Organic Rice 1121.