Basmati rice comes from the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India and Pakistan. This is a long grain variety of rice commonly used in Indian,cooking.
It is available in both white and brown varieties

It has so many attributes:
- Basmati has a light and fluffy texture. it's long, slender grains offer the palate a totally different experience in terms of mouth-feel and a distinctive taste.
- It is gluten-free and low in fat.
- It contains all eight essential amino acids,and folic acid,
when the rice is eaten with the pulses (which contain lysine)
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| GI of Basmati is low Gi of other varieties of white rice is high |
of more dietary fiber and essential fatty acids, and the germ contains a number of nutrients,
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| Basmati brown |

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Basmati rice have about one third of the arsenic compared to brown rice from other regions.
so it is safe to eat.
so it is safe to eat.

