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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 Basmati 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 Basmati, is the red-husked variant of Basmati. 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 basmati variant with its unique flavour was used in the royal kitchens of Akbar. And now, we bring it you yours!