Shree Krishna Karunkuruvai Rice - 1 Kg

Kuruvai harvest in the delta, and the first new rice cooked in a mud pot.

• What: Karunkuruvai, a traditional Tamil red rice
• Pack: 1 kg
• Brand: Shree Krishna
• Best for: Rice with kuzhambu, kanji

What it is

Karunkuruvai is one of the old paddy varieties of Tamil Nadu. The name says it plainly: karun for dark, and kuruvai for the short paddy season of the Cauvery delta. It is a short grain with a dark red bran that families kept growing long after white rice took over.

It cooks up reddish-brown and firm, with an earthy taste, and it needs a long soak and more whistles than everyday rice. Choosing between traditional rices? Karunkuruvai for short, dark and earthy; mappillai samba for a bigger red grain; karuppu kavuni for black rice and sweet kanji.

Tip: Cook a big batch at the weekend. It keeps well in the fridge and warms up without going mushy.

Goes well with: Shree Krishna Brand Mapillai Samba Rice, 777 Pepper Rasam Paste, Grand Sweets Murungai Keerai Thokku

Karunkuruvai rice

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