Banyan Botanicals White Basmati Rice – Organic & Pure Basmati Rice for Cooking Healthy Meals and Making Kitchari – With Resealable Zipper Bag – 3.15 lbs – Non-GMO Sustainably Sourced VeganUSDA Organic

I’ve been ordering this for months and quality is unmatched. Highly recommend.

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This is my first time making Kitchari. I’m not into spicy foods and not a fan of curry. This blend ( does not have curry) is delicious. The first time I made it I used 1/2 cup of the rice and bean mix, 1 tsp of ghee and 1 tsp of the spice mix and 2 cups of water. It was good, consistency like rice. There is not salt in the mix which I prefer to add my ow. If needed- and I did add some salt to my portion. I used the Kitchari recipe on the package the second time I made it with more water and I liked that better, it was more of a porridge consistency. It was delicious! I added fresh spinach and some other grilled veggies I had to the Kitchari 10 minutes before it was finished cooking. I had it 3 nights in a row for dinner. I plan to make this regularly as it is so delicious, easy on the digestive system and healthy.

Apparently not all basmati rice is created equal. It’s my go to rice. But I’m going to stick with Lundberg. I love Banyan Botanicals and I love all of their products for years now, but I prefer a little bit denser of a rice. This isn’t as satiating for me, but my family really likes it. So I’ll probably rotate it or maybe mix half and half. Flavor wise it’s fantastic and has a fantastic aroma. It’s a texture thing for me.HOWEVER: If I were making a traditional Indian or Greek dish or Kitchari, I would definitely use this. So I’ll keep it on hand. But not for every day eating. And we do eat rice every day in my house. So the variety is nice.

At first, the rice looked disappointing in a clear ziploc bag. Looked like any other rice. But when I put it in the rice cooker,and it steamed perfectly, it looked different. Longer grains than most basmati rice and Superior Quality and Taste. Great Value for the money. My markets sell organic basmati rice for 7.99 for 2 pounds. This contains 3 pounds of rice! Sorry it took me so long to write this review!

Cooks up nice and fluffy, separated grains rather than some rice that cooks up mushy. Good flavor.The directions on the bag say to soak for 1- 3 hours and cook for 20 to 25 minutes.This cooks like any other white Basmati. Rinse in a colander, add 1 cup rice to 2 cups boiling water, with salt and butter, turn to low for 13 minutes. WaLa! perfect!

Light, fluffy, aromatic basmati rice was a surprise find during the covid situation! We find the grains lighter than usual but found we enjoyed that just as much, if not more, than the usual Lundburg brand (which we also love). Definitely recommend. If you want to rinse the kernels of the outer starch do so right before you pour them into the boiling water. The directions say to soak but we never did and it never made a difference. Very enjoyable side dish.

No dislike. All good. An excellent product. Thank you for your extra care in keeping it organic. Too much garbage on our food. We are poisoning ourselves - and then there is the pandemic. Trust in Christ! He is our only solution to the mess we are in.