Rice
Rice is an integral part of our Iranian table, all famous Iranian dishes such as gheimeh, ghorme sazi, all kinds of kebabs are consumed with rice.
In addition to Iran, countries such as India, Pakistan and Thailand have also been successful in producing quality rice.
** Indian rice:
Today, due to the more appropriate price, as well as good height and more beautiful appearance of Indian rice, its consumption has become popular in Iran. Indian rice is much easier to cook than Iranian rice. Basmati rice is a type of Indian rice that has elongated grains.
a) Indian 1121 Basmati Rice White Sella:
The Parboiled Sella rice, also known as 1121 Basmati Rice White Sella, is one of the most ‘in-demand’ basmati rice varieties in the world. The processing of crop is done by first steaming it at the paddy stage and then drying it out before sending it for the milling process. This process is performed so that the rice is allowed to retain more minerals and more vitamins from the original grain. This, in addition makes the 1121 Basmati White Sella Rice highly nutrient and healthy.
b) Indian 1121 Basmati Steam Rice:
The 1121 Basmati Steam Rice is processed through steaming, and offers long, clean, and aromatic grains to the food lovers. Also it takes very less time to cook. The steaming process includes passing steam through the paddy grains, then removing of Paddy layers while drying them out. Through this process, the rice grain stays white, while its surface becomes harder to give it strength to not get broken and cracked upon cooking.
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** Pakistani rice:
Pakistani rice is also widely sold in Iran these days. In appearance, this rice is very similar to Indian rice. This type of rice is cheaper and easier to cook than Iranian rice.
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** Thai rice:
Thailand produces a large amount of rice annually due to the favorable climate for rice cultivation. In appearance, Thai rice has long, semi-transparent grains. It is also fragrant and slightly sticky after cooking.
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** Japanese rice:
You may have heard less about this type of rice than other types of rice. Indian, Pakistani and Thai rice is more commonly used in Iran. This rice has a semi-transparent state and medium grains before cooking and becomes sticky after cooking.