Basmati Rice
Basmati is one of the best known varieties of rice out there. The word "basmati" comes from the Sanskrit word "vasmati" which means "fragrant" or "aromatic." Long-grained, extremely aromatic, with a light nutty flavor, basmati is grown in the north of India and Pakistan, mainly using traditional growing methods. In Pakistan In Pakistan, 95 percent of the basmati rice cultivation takes place in the Punjab Province where total production was 2.47 million tonnes in 2010. Pakistani varieties Basmati 370 (Pak Basmati), Super Basmati (Best Aroma), Basmati Pak (Kernal), 386 or 1121 basmati rice, Basmati 385, Basmati 515, Basmati 2000 and Basmati 198. In India The areas of basmati rice production in India are in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. India's total basmati production for the July 2011–June 2012 crop year was 5 million ton...