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Benefits of Eating Basmati Rice According to Ayurveda

Basmati rice can be cooked in an amazing variety of ways. Usually this kind of rice is used to cook special saffron infused pulao, biryani and sweet rice pudding with fruits, milk and speckled with a dash of ghee. It can also be combined with beans, nuts, cottage cheese, and vegetables for wholesome and nutritious dishes. Rice can also be spiced with a variety of herbs such as basil, cardamom, fennel, etc. Basmati rice is not one for everyday eating but for special occasions and generally families in India treat themselves with basmati every weekend.

What one doesn’t realize is the amazing properties of basmati rice in balancing doshas. It is specifically evident in the case of Kapha and Pitta dosha. Rice is the most nourishing and easy to digest. It offers more calories with less effort from the point of view of the digestive tracts. While in the West, brown rice is known for health reasons due to its bran and fiber content, Ayurveda advises long-grained and aromatic basmati rice. It is pure and nutritious while balancing physiology. Basmati rice builds body tissue and is very rich in prana or vital bio-energy. In fact plain rice is a good snack too and doesn’t really disturb the inner digestive fires. It is a valuable food for those recovering from an illness and a basis of Samsarjana Karma.

There are many benefits of including rice as a part of one’s diet. Ayurveda recommends the six fundamental tastes on the plate during meal times. This includes sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent and astringent. Rice is one of the major constituents of Ayurveda meals that add a flavor of sweetness. It is light, soft and nourishing when cooked. It also has a wonderful cooling nature and it thus plays an important role in balancing the Vata and Pitta doshas. To balance Vata dosha, one must consume well-cooked rice soaked and boiled in water. In Sattvic meals a dash of clarified butter (ghee) is added while cooking the rice. Desserts made with rice and milk are predominantly cooling and complementary for Pitta dosha. Basmati rice is great for such preparations. But such rice does in fact create a volume of mucus. Due to this reason it becomes important for those with Kapha dosha predominance to avoid eating rice too often. Dry-roasting it prior to eating is a good idea as it lessens heaviness.

One must be careful about how the rice is cooked. Rice that is cooked ‘al dente’, without enough water, can cause gas, bloating and constipation for Vata people. It must be cooked in water for a long while and finally strained from it. If rice gives one gas, then one must add extra water and cook it until it is soft and puffy. This is the right way to eat. Poorly digested food becomes poison or aama in the digestive tract. Rice has good medicinal value too and can counter aama. Ayurveda recommends white rice for issues like gas, bloating, or indigestion.

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Right about now, you might be thinking to yourself. Is white rice fattening or is brown rice fattening? Which is healthier, Rice or Chapati? Could boiled rice be fattening? Here is the answer to all your questions:

Rice is rich in carbohydrates and is good for instant energy. It has advantages and disadvantages along, but it can be made healthy with a few variations.

Rice is not fattening if you eat it in a small portion. In fact it is a good source of vitamins and minerals.

The not so healthy side of white rice in particular, is its high glycemic index that increases the blood sugar level in the body therefore not recommended for people with sugar problems.

Besides rice when eaten as fried rice or with other fattening food is fattening and eating excess of it will add a few pounds.

So, it is not only the calories you should really worry about while consuming rice. There are numerous factors that matters such as glycemic index, its fiber content, type of cooking and of course its portions.

Few ideas to make rice healthier:

Wash the rice 2-3 times before cooking it.

Boil the rice with excess water and drain the water after the rice is cooked to keep the starch levels  low.

Eat steamed rice or boiled rice instead of fried rice.

Add a fibrous food along with it for faster digestion. Read more about high fibre foods.

Healthiest way to eat Rice:

The most popular nutritious food called Khichdi, has rice as one of its main ingredient.

Rice along with mixed vegetable curd.

Fish and Rice Soup, a complete meal in itself which is healthy for the body and is nutritious.

So don’t blacklist rice yet. Simply ensure that you eat smaller portions of rice which is generally true for all foods that we eat.

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GOLDGRAIN Traditional Aromatic Basmati

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GoldGrain, Shah Alam, Malaysia. 68 likes · 25 talking about this · 8 were here. GOLDGRAIN is a brand under the Padiberas Nasional Berhad (BERNAS). GOLDGRAIN product is Traditional Aromatic Basmati rice.

GOLDGRAIN Basmati Rice is also available at Jaya Grocer, Village Grocer & Ben's Independent Grocer (B.I.G.). Coming soon this product will be in AEON.

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GOLDGRAIN Traditional Aromatic Basmati:

Aromatic with light & fluffy texture

Extra long

High Amylose content

Low Glycemic Index (Low GI)

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GOLDGRAIN Basmati rice is known as the world’s best rice and is called the “Queen of Fragrance”. Originating from the Doon Valley in the state of Uttarakhand, at the foothills of the Himalayas, India, it is considered as the oldest strain of rice. Well-preserved paddy produces high quality rice. The ageing process done brings out its delicious uniqueness and aroma.

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