At Aryan International Organic Basmati rice is aged for more than an year to enhance its nutrients and flavors as we all know. Basmati rice improves with age and depends entirely on nature for its very special characteristics. We store our Basmati for months in order for it to mature before milling, resulting in a deeper and richer flavour. Aryan Organic Rice has amazing Aroma like that of sun baked wood and flowers. Our Organic Basmati Rice is most popular type of dry rice with UK and US customers.
Basmati rice has a typical pandan-like (Pandanusamaryllifolius leaf) flavour caused by the aroma compound 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline. Basmati grains contain about 0.09 ppm of this aromatic chemical compound naturally, a level that is about 12 times more than non-basmati rice varieties, giving basmati its distinctive spicy fragrance and flavour. This natural aroma is also found in cheese, fruit and other cereals. It is a flavoring agent approved in the United States and Europe, and is used in bakery products for aroma.
During cooking, the level of 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline decreases. Soaking the rice for 30 minutes before cooking permits 20% shorter cooking times and preserves more of the 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline.
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