On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Not to be confused with Bagmati. According to the Indian Government agency APEDA, a rice basmati rice cooker is eligible to be called basmati if it has a minimum average precooked milled rice length of 6. Basmati rice is believed to have been cultivated in the Indian subcontinent for centuries.

Earliest mention of Basmati rice has been made in the epic Heer Ranjha composed by the Punjabi poet Varis Shah in 1766. A small portion of that is being grown organically. Organisations such as Kheti Virasat Mission are trying to increase the amount of organic basmati rice that is being grown in the Punjab in India. According to the FAO, Pakistan’s original Basmatic area lies in the Kalar bowl between the Ravi and Chenab rivers.

Almost all the cultivation of Basmati takes place in the Punjab province where total production was 2. Indonesia produced its own local variant of basmati in West Java and Central Kalimantan, with production capacity estimated to reach up to 8. Basmati rice is produced mainly in the Terai region of Nepal and some parts of Kathmandu valley. Unique Nepali varieties of basmati rice were barred from export to other parts of the world although this ban might be lifted. Small amounts of basmati rice, especially red basmati rice, are being cultivated in the tropical wet zone areas of Sri Lanka. During cooking, the level of 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline decreases. This section needs additional citations for verification.

Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. There are several varieties of basmati rice. Gujjar Chack area in Jammu province situated at the India-Pakistani border in Jammu and Kashmir state of India. 1121 and Muradabadi 6465 Extra Long Grain Rice. Pakistani varieties of basmati rice are PK 385, Super Kernel Basmati Rice and D-98.

386 or 1121 basmati rice, Basmati 385, Basmati 515, Basmati 2000, Basmati 198 and Chanab Basmati. This variant could be grown in low-altitude terrain and managed to attract interest among potential middle-to-upper class consumers. In the United States, a variety of rice based on basmati called Texmati is grown in Texas. In Kenya, a rice variety called Pishori or Pisori is grown in the Mwea region.

Difficulty in differentiating genuine basmati from other types of rice and the significant price difference between them has led fraudulent traders to adulterate basmati rice with crossbred basmati varieties and long-grain non-basmati varieties. 5,663,484 on “basmati rice lines and grains”. The patent secures lines of basmati and basmati-like rice and ways of analyzing that rice. Subscription or participating institution membership required. Basmati rice industry may revive in next harvest 2016-17: Icra”.

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