Rigel Spices | Forest Elephant Red Rice (4 Lb) | Kaatu Yaanam Ancient Rice | Kattuyanam rice | 12+months aged | GLUTEN FREE

I like this rice.There is no funny taste or smell to me. The flavor to me is good and I believe it has good nutritional value.

Texture taste and quality.

A product of India and aged 12 months this red rice is hearty, nutty and mildly sweet and is delicious whether used in a main dish or dessert. For preparation I used a fuzzy logic rice cooker on the brown rice setting which also pre-soaks the rice before beginning to cook. The bag I received has instructions for a pressure cooker but it can also be cooked in a pan on a stovetop using generic brown rice directions easily found online—just first pre-soak 6 hours or overnight before cooking. Absolutely delicious rice.

I didn't realize that this rice required an overnight soak until it arrived. But then again, I sometimes require a substantial soak after a hard day's work, so I get it. I've never soaked overnight though... Anyway, after the whole soaking process, my family enjoyed musing over the instructions that said to cook it for "four whistles". We brainstormed possible definitions of a "whistle" before Googling it -- was a whistle the amount of time it takes for a train to go by? Was it the amount of time to whistle a certain song? Was it even a unit of time at all? Maybe a whistle is more a state of mind. It turns out a "whistle" is the sound made by a pressure cooker. But since we used a rice cooker, we avoided the whole thing. The rice that we ended up with was far more flavorful than white rice. We enjoyed it with some chicken. I gave it four out of four whistles!

I have a problem with sand in it. There's no warnings of sand passible and I had to stop to cook. Do not buy, I recommend.

My first time using this variety of rice. I followed the instructions (regarding overnight soaking) on the bag and it worked out well. I like the bag it came in too, well designed.

I'm pretty pleased with this Kaatu Yaanam red rice variety. It is rich in vitamins & minerals, dietary fiber and antioxidants, and helps lower cholesterol and promote heart health. It often needs to be soaked overnight and takes longer to cook (use a pressure cooker). On the plus side, it tastes good and has a firmer, less sticky texture. I serve it as a side to other dishes and it is tasty. This comes packaged in a heavy-duty, printed fabric bag with dual loop handles for easy carrying. The basic cooking instructions are printed on the back. You can also find more recipes on the manufacturer's website. Product of India. Overall, I like this red rice. It is tasty, nutritious and healthy. It is worth giving it at try. Good rice but does take more time to prepare and cook.

My bag of rice came with dead insects in it. Just want to warn about this problem. Those insects are hard to see.

Good and original yaanam rice. Cook as per instructions, for a longer time.

Good quality good packing very nice product.

The quality is good Tastes better and gets cooked fast

Quality is good

Very good quality traditional rice ,very useful for controlling diabetes and also helps strengthen the body & boosts immunity.