Till a few years ago, we knew nothing about Mullan kazhama rice from Wayanad or any other scented rice variety except the ubiquitous Basmati. The Indian sub continent is a treasure trove of scented rices with every region having its own favourites. Committed and passionateThe revival of these scented rices is happening due to a small number of committed, passionate farmers and campaigns/groups working on seed and diversity conservation. Scented rices tend to be relatively expensive, as they are generally low-yielding. Almost all scented rices were accessible only to the royalty and not to the common man in earlier times.

Source: The Hindu June 29, 2017 09:33 UTC