{"product_id":"unpolished-basmati-rice-1kg","title":"Unpolished Basmati Rice 1kg (Tandul)","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnpolished basmati rice, one kilogram, long grain with the bran left in place. It smells like basmati and looks nothing like the glossy white rice sold under that name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy it is not white\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolishing is a cosmetic step. Leave it out and the grain keeps a beige coat, a firmer bite and a fuller aroma. The smell in basmati comes from the grain itself and not from the polish, so none of it is lost by skipping that stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGetting it right on the stove\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoak forty five minutes with no shortcuts. Drain, cook in an open pot with plenty of water, then strain it while the grain still has resistance in the middle. Handled that way it works for pulao, jeera rice, a vegetable biryani, or plain tandul next to dal. Grains elongate less than polished basmati and they stay separate as long as you leave them alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePack and keeping\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSold as a single one kilogram pack. Keep it airtight in a dry cupboard and use it within a few months, since the bran holds oil. Grown by our farmer members with vermicompost, no bleaching and no middleman between the field and the pack.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany customers keep \u003ca href=\"\/products\/indrayani-rice\"\u003eIndrayani\u003c\/a\u003e next to this for daily meals and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/jeera-kolam-rice\"\u003ejeera kolam\u003c\/a\u003e for lighter fare. Everything sits in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-rice\"\u003ethe rice section\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDoes unpolished basmati elongate on cooking\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt lengthens, though less dramatically than the polished kind, because the bran holds the grain in. A long soak helps. What you lose in length comes back as bite and smell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs brown rice the same as unpolished basmati\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrown rice is any rice with the bran left on, so this is one kind of it. The difference here is the variety, a long aromatic grain instead of a short one. It also cooks faster than most brown rice because the grain is slim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCan I cook this in a pressure cooker\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes. Soak it first, use two parts water to one of rice and give it two whistles. A cooker is fine for everyday eating.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Family Farmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309839331494,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/6476\/1510\/files\/8e2f9316-648e-4f49-9040-37186335f8bf.jpg?v=1773904783","url":"https:\/\/www.myfamilyfarmer.online\/products\/unpolished-basmati-rice-1kg","provider":"My Family Farmer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}