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  2. Matta rice - Wikipedia

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    Matta rice gives Kerala farmers a premium of Indian Rs. 300 for 500 kg of paddy. A three-year ban on the export of matta rice was partially lifted in February 2011, allowing 25,000 tonnes to be exported in 2011. [4] Palakkadan matta rice is cultivated in the dense black cotton soil of Palakkad district in Kerala. The rice has a distinct earthly ...

  3. Indian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    4 Chāwal (grain of rice) = 1 Dhan (weight of one wheat berry) 4 Dhan = 1 Ratti (seed of the 'Abrus precatorius' plant, called 'Surkh' by Abul Fazl in Ain-i-Akbari.). 8 Ratti = 1 Masha 3 Masha (24 Ratti/96 Dhan) = 1 Tak 4 Tak (12 Masha/96 Ratti) = 1 Bhari Conversion. 1 Bhari = 11.66375 gram 3.75 Troy ounce = 10 Bhari

  4. Red rice - Wikipedia

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    Red yeast rice, white rice fermented with a red mold, used in East Asian cuisine and Chinese traditional medicine, with anti-cholesterol properties. Some of the Asian liquors known as arrack are made by fermentation of red rice. [6] Matta rice mostly used in Kerala and in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district of Karnataka state, India.

  5. Koku - Wikipedia

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    The amount of rice production measured in koku was the metric by which the magnitude of a feudal domain was evaluated. [4] A feudal lord was only considered daimyō class when his domain amounted to at least 10,000 koku. [4] As a rule of thumb, one koku was considered a sufficient quantity of rice to feed one person for one year. [5] [b] [c]

  6. Tamil units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The Tamil units of measurement is a system of measurements that was traditionally used in ancient Tamil-speaking parts of South India.. These ancient measurement systems spanned systems of counting, distances, volumes, time, weight as well as tools used to do so.

  7. Talk:Palakkadan Matta rice - Wikipedia

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  8. Talk:Matta rice - Wikipedia

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    I dont think rosematta rice is such a well known name. Both Kerala matta rice and palakkadan matta rice are more popular than rosematta. I propose a name change for this article. Incase no one opposes, I will soon change the name to Kerala Matta rice. Sasank Sleeper 08:19, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

  9. Parboiled rice - Wikipedia

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    Parboiled rice, also called converted rice, easy-cook rice, [1] sella rice, and miniket (as predominantly called in West Bengal and Odisha in India, and in Bangladesh) is rice that has been partially boiled in the husk.