Description:

• Traditional red rice from Tamil Nadu
• 100% bran content
• Known for its healing properties
• Karunguruvai is a highly valued rice because of its medicinal benefits.
• This vibrant red rice is encased in a black kernel. 
• Since its bran is fully intact, it takes some time to cook.
• When cooked it has a lovely earthy aroma and tastes good with South Indian curries such as sambar and rasam. 
• A small quantity of rice is enough to fill you up and is good for those who are planning to lose weight.
• You can also use Karunguravai rice to make kanji/rice porridge and payasam.
• It is said that in ancient times, the rice was soaked in water and stored in a mud pot for six months until it resembled a curd-rice.
• This mixture, called Annakkadi, was given regularly to patients suffering from Cholera.
• Karunguruvai rice was also used in Siddha medicine to treat leprosy, elephantiasis, and skin diseases.
  
• Bio Basics sources Karunguravai unpolished parboiled rice from three different farms in Pudukkottai, Mayiladuthurai, and a farm near Chennai.
• The farm in Pudukkottai is PGS-certified and third-party certified.
• The other two farms in Mayiladuthurai and near Chennai are also third-party certified. 
  
• Karunguravai Rice is a short-season crop that is cultivated from May to July-August when the samba season begins.
• Improves immunity and stamina
• Controls diabetes
• Removes all impurities and toxins from the body
• Maintains a metabolic balance in the body