The King of Rice

Whenever you venture out in any mall or super store, u will see gunny bags full of different kind of rice. Have you ever wondered which one is the better?

You will see brown rice, you will see white rice and you will see rice which looks old and rice which is new.

If you come across rice that has long grains, then it surely is Basmati Rice.

Basmati Rice is considered as the king of Rice.

Not only because of the long grains and the sweet aroma it emits, but it has many health benefits too along with being the rice with the largest grain.

India has become one of the major exporting nations for Basmati Rice around the world. The rice is grown in India and Pakistan at the foothills of Himalayas and then it’s processed, packed and exported to various countries in the world.

Now many varieties of Basmati rice are available in the market and countries like Philippines also has started producing it though not on such large scale.

Basmati rice is used around the world for special occasions when rice dishes are cooked, the reason being they are little expensive and they have long grains too. The grains of Basmati rice become fluffy on cooking which makes it even better for consumption. The most preferred one is extra long grain basmati rice.

Apart from the grains and other related properties, Basmati rice is also considered very well for health.

One of the major reasons being, due to its low glycemic index, its Diabetes-Diet Friendly and its also good for dieting and maintaining A healthy Weight of the body.

Simultaneously, it can promote heart health also and aids in digestion and constipation and it has the ability to prevent cancer cell formation.