What is it called in different languages? English: bamboo rice Telugu: veduru biyyam Tamil: moongil arisi Malayalam: mulayari About bamboo rice: It is special rice that is grown out of a dying bamboo shoot. The dying bamboo shoot flowers into a rare variety of seeds called bamboo rice. Bamboo rice is the major source of…
Know Your Food Category: Grains/Cereals
JASMINE RICE
What is it called in different languages? Common name: fragrant rice English name: jasmine rice About jasmine rice: Jasmine rice is a long grain that is native to south-east Asia (especially Thailand). It has a slightly sticky texture when cooked. Jasmine rice is considered to have good cooking quality. It has a pleasant popcorn-like smell.…
BROWN RICE
What is it called in different languages? English: brown rice Telugu: dampudu biyyam Tamil: Kaikuththalarisi Hindi boora chawal About brown rice: The other common name of brown rice is hulled rice. It has a light brown color with a nutty flavor and chewy texture. According to the American Journal of Clinical nutrition brown rice is…
RED RICE
What is it called in different languages? English: red rice Telugu: erra biyyam Kannada: kempu akki About red rice: Red rice is the unshelled and unpolished type that gets its color from a compound called anthocyanin. It has a light- red to dark-red color with an earthy taste. Red rice is a rich source of…
BLACK RICE/ KAVUNI ARISI
What is it called in different languages? Tamil: kavuni arisi Malayalam: nellu Telugu: nalla biyyam Kannada: kappu akki About black rice: The botanical name of black rice is Oryza sativa. It is domesticated in India and commonly eaten in Manipur because of its medicinal benefits. The 21st-century food researches claim that it is a nutritious…
PARBOILED RICE
What is it called in different languages? English: parboiled rice Tamil: puzhungal arisi Malyalam: puzungalari Telugu: uppudu biyyam Hindi: usna chawal Kannada: kusubalakki About parboiled rice: The other common name for this rice is converted rice. To remove the husk of the rice grain in an easier way it is parboiled. This parboiling of rice…
BASMATI RICE
What is it called in different languages? English: basmati rice Telugu: basmati biyyam About basmati rice: Basmati rice is a long-aromatic rice variety. The origin of basmati rice is from India. India contributes nearly 70 percent of basmati rice production in the world. Basmati rice is cultivated mainly in the states of Punjab, Delhi, Uttar…
BROWN TOP MILLET
What is it called in different languages? English: brown top millet Telugu: andu korralu Kannada: koralee Tamil: pala pul About brown top millet: Browntop millet is one of the rarest millets found. It is native to India (Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh). This millet is a rich source of protein, fiber, iron, calcium. The botanical name…
KODO MILLET
What is it called in different languages? English: kodo millet Hindi: kodra Tamil: varagu Telugu: arikelu Kannada: harka About kodo millet: Kodo millet is an annual grain that is mostly grown in India. The botanical name of Kodo millet is Paspalum sorbiculatum. Kodo millet has other common names like ditch millet, creeping paspalum, native paspalum,…
FLAX SEEDS/ AVISELU
What is it called in different languages? English: flax seeds Telugu: aviselu Kananda: agase Tamil: ali vidai Punjabi: alasi Hindi: alasi Malayalam: cherunchana vithu Bengali: marshina About flax seeds: Flax seeds are super food of present era because of its various health benefits. Just by taking one table spoon of flax seeds a day works…