Basmati

Basmati

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Basmati

According to the Indian Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), a rice variety is 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.

Etymology

The word Basmati is derived from two root words in Sanskrit; vas meaning fragrance and mayup meaning present or ingrained. When combining the two, mayup becomes mati resulting in vasmati more commonly pronounced as Basmati.

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