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basmati

thumb|250px|White basmati rice cooked with Burmese fish mint Basmati () is a variety of long, slender-grained aromatic rice which originates from the Indian subcontinent, mainly in the regions of Punjab, Haryana, Sindh and many other states and provinces of India and Pakistan. , India accounted for 65% of the international trade in basmati rice, while Pakistan accounted for the remaining 35%. Many countries use domestically grown basmati rice crops; however, basmati is geographically exclusive to certain districts of India and Pakistan.

Key facts

Cultivar.name: Basmati rice
Cultivar.image: Khyma and Basmati rice.jpg
Cultivar.image_caption: Brown short-grain rice (left) compared to brown basmati rice (right)
Cultivar.species: Oryza sativa
Cultivar.group: Basmati
Cultivar.cultivar: Basmati Sal, Basmati 370
Cultivar.origin: Indian subcontinent

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Contents

History and etymology
Etymology
History
Production and cultivation
In India
In Pakistan
In Indonesia
In Nepal
In Sri Lanka
Aroma and flavour
Glycemic index
Varieties and hybrids
Approved varieties
Dehradun Basmati (Indian)
Indian varieties
Pakistani varieties
Related varieties from around the world
Basmati certification
Adulteration
Patent battle
See also
References
External links

According to the Indian Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), a rice variety is eligible to be called basmati if it has a minimum average precooked milled rice length of and average precooked milled rice breadth of up to , among other parameters.