Bio Basics Thuya Malli Rice – Semipolished & Raw

Description

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• Suitable for daily consumption
• Grown organically in PGS-certified farms
• Good cooking quality and taste
• Thuya Malli is a traditional white rice from Tamil Nadu.
• It is semi-polished white rice with 15-20% bran. 
• The long, slender grains resemble white jasmine flowers when cooked.
• This is why the rice was named Thuya Malli, which means ‘fresh jasmine blooms’ in Tamil.
• Thuya Malli Rice has good cooking quality and taste.
• You can use it as table rice or to make a variety of rice dishes like tomato rice, coconut rice, lemon rice, and tamarind rice.
• You can even use Thuya Malli Rice to make an everyday biryani or pulav, where an aromatic rice is not required.
• The rice is grown organically in PGS and third-party certified organic farms.
• The farmers’ group is part of a farmer-producer organisation, managed by a very reputed NGO, who has been working with farmers for about 30 years.
• Besides guiding and helping the farmers, the NGO also processes the rice in their own mills.
• Cultivated during the samba season, which is the main growing season in Tamil Nadu, the seeds are sown in September and harvested by December-January.
• The paddy is then kept for aging for 4-5 months and freshly milled fresh for us.
• The entire process of sowing, processing, milling, and storage is done without the use of any chemicals.
• Rich in fiber
• Has Vitamin B which is good for the nerves
• High in protein and calcium
• Especially good for children, pregnant and new mothers, and athletes