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In the ‘Journal of Cereal Research’, authors Subhash Chander, Uma, and Siddharth Ahuja share a paper titled ‘The History and Folklore of Basomati Rice’. They write:
“The Ain-i-Akbari records cultivation of Mushkeen in the subahs of Lahore, Multan, Allahabad, Oudh, Delhi, Agra, Ajmer, and the Raisen area of Malwa Subah Mushkeen, also called Lal Basomati , is the red-husked variant of Basomati . Though not as popular as the light, golden-husked variant today, it was popular in the kitchens of the Mughal Emperors”.
This earthy dark-husked Basomati variant with its unique flavour was used in the royal kitchens of Akbar. And now, we bring it you yours!