Indrayani Rice - Best Maharashtrian rice in India | Aazol

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Introduction to Indrayni Rice
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Indrayani Rice - Best Maharashtrian rice in India
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• Indrayani Rice is an aromatic native variety
  thats blessed with a unique sticky texture. It
  holds runny curry well, can be used for mushy
  Dahi Bhaat (curd rice) or wedding feast staple
  Masale Bhaat. Team it with Aazols Goda
  Masala and vegetables of choice to make
  Maharashtras one-pot nutritious pulao. Sticky
  Thai rice? Here's your replacement!
• Provenance
• The original indrayani rice, a medium grain
  native rice, owes its existence to another unique
  variety, Ambemohar. Its low yield and
  susceptibility to disease saw farmers cross the
  Ambemohar with a high-yielding variety to develop
  the Indrayani, named after the river that flows
  through the Sahyadri Mountains. Its now a staple
  in most traditional Marathi homes, and a
  favourite with grandmothers who feed fussy kids
  little pellets of rice mixed with desi ghee and
  Metkoot (lentil spice mix).

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Benefits Of Indrayani Rice

• Unpolished with the husk intact.
• Rich in selenium.
• High in manganese.
• Rich in naturally-occurring oils.
• Rich in anti-oxidants.
• High in fibre.
• Helps in reducing cholesterol.
• Helps in regulating and lowering blood pressure.

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WHY INDRAYANI RICE SHOULD BE ON YOUR GROCERY
LIST?

• Storehouse of vitamin
• Unpolished Indrayani rice is blessed with Vitamin
  B1 or Thiamine which is essential for energy
  production and is an effective mood stabiliser.
  Research has also shown that Thiamine helps
  regulate blood sugar levels. Not only does all
  this make this variety a nutritious powerhouse,
  rice is also gentle on the digestive system and
  helps with bowel movement. Its one of the
  reasons why children are fed rice kanji when
  little. Because unpolished indrayani rice hasnt
  lost its core nutrients unlike polished refined
  rice, you know you arent dumping empty calories
  into your system.
• Aazols Maharashtrian Traditional Indrayani Rice
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Versatile in the kitchen
Fragrant and sticky, Indrayani rice lends itself
to a variety of dishes rooted in multiple
culinary traditions. The simplest use would be in
a warm plate of khichdi. Add your favourite
spices and vegetables of choice, and you have a
quick and easy masala khichdi ready. Indrayanis
lumpy texture also makes it a good option if you
want to rustle up a bowl of rich kheer (use
coconut milk instead of plain milk for a unique
flavour, and replace sugar with liquid
jaggery or kaakvi). If you like your dahi bhaat
(or what Tamilians call thayir sadam or curd
rice) on a hot summer day, mushy Indrayani rice
will morph itself effortlessly to the recipe.
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Nutrition Facts Of Indrayani Rice
India is one of the largest consumers and
producers of rice in the world. Mechanised,
modern methods of cultivation have led to the
rise of monoculture in paddy cultivation. Local
varieties have over the decades been lost, often
replaced with economically viable ones that
produce high yield. But local varieties of rice
are often better performers against the following
markers pest resistant, having medicinal and
nutritional properties, better tolerance to
salinity. India has over time realised the
advantage of maintaining plant biodiversity in
agriculture, and its usually the marginal
farmers who are known to protect and nurture
local varieties.The GI (geographical indication)
tag is an effort to protect the farmers
ownership over a particular commodity, and
celebrate its uniqueness by documenting the
traditional methods of its production. Indrayani,
an aromatic rice variety, which is not grown
beyond its geographical area of origin, is a
perfect contender. In 2016, the rice mills of
Ghoti in Igaptpuri tehsil of Nasik district in
Maharashtra, demanded that a special GI status be
applied to Indrayani too.
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