Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Kullakar rice is an ancient rice variety, indigenous to and primarily cultivated within India. It is one of the red rice varieties that grow in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu . Kullakar is drought- and pest-resistant, though it is susceptible to waterlogging and requires soil with good drainage.
Rice can come in many shapes, colours and sizes. This is a list of rice cultivars, also known as rice varieties.There are several species of grain called rice. [1] Asian rice (Oryza sativa) is most widely known and most widely grown, with two major subspecies (indica and japonica) and over 40,000 varieties. [2]
Samba is a variety of rice grown in Tamil Nadu, some other parts of India and Sri Lanka, and has a small ovular grain, compared to the long grain of basmati rice. [ 1 ] Description
Pulihora, also known as Pulisoru, Pulinchoru, Puliyogare, Puliyodarai, Ambad Baath, Kokum rice, or simply Tamarind rice, is a common and traditional rice preparation in the South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. [1]
Several varieties like saada dosai, kal dosai, muttai dosai, neer dosai, rava dosai, raagi dosai and paasi paruppu dosai are prominently available in Tamil Nadu. Vadai is a crispy donut shaped spicy dish usually served along with idlis. Pongal is a traditional cuisine where rice is cooked in a paaṉai with water and milk.
A bag of Ponni Rice. Ponni rice is a variety of rice developed by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in 1986. It is widely cultivated in Tamil Nadu, a state in India and is a hybrid variety of Taichung 65 and Myang Ebos 6080/2. [1] Since the Kaveri River is also called 'Ponni' in Tamil literature, the rice could have been named after the river ...
Rice is also grown through irrigation in those areas that receive less rainfall. [citation needed] Rice is the staple food of eastern and southern parts of India. [1] Rice can be cultivated by different methods based on the type of region. But in India, traditional methods are still in use for harvesting rice.
There are several varieties of black rice available today. These include Indonesian black rice, Philippine heirloom balatinaw black rice and pirurutong black glutinous rice, and Thai jasmine black rice. [1] It is also known as chak-hao in Manipur, India and as “kavuni arisi” or “kavuni rice” in Tamil Nadu, India.