Description:

• Indigenous red rice of Tamil Nadu
• Free of chemicals, fertilisers and pesticides
• Has strength-giving and healing properties
• Mappillai Samba is also called Bridegroom Rice in Tamil Nadu.
  
• It is consumed in different forms - unpolished and semi-polished, parboiled and raw. 
• Mappillai Samba Parboiled is red, and bold with 40% bran.
• It's good table rice for daily consumption with Indian curries
• You can also use it to make Kanji or Pongal.
• There is an interesting tale behind how Mappilai Samba Rice got its name.
• It is believed that in order to win a girl in marriage, the potential son-in-law had to undergo a strength test.
• The prospective bridegroom called ‘Mappilai’ in Tamil, would have to lift a large stone to prove his strength and ability to get married.
• This rice was fed to him for days before he went for the strength test to win the girl.
  
• Mappilai Samba comes to us from an organic farming group in Pudukottai.
• It is a Samba season rice, which means that it is harvested in January.
• This rice is grown, processed, milled, and stored without any chemicals.
• The rice is predominantly grown in Tamil Nadu now. Mappillai Samba had almost disappeared from farms to make way for processed rice.
• But over the last 10-15 years there has been a very strong revival.
• Mappilai Samba has the most popular revival compared to other indigenous rice varieties.
• High fibre content aids digestion
• Improves stamina
• Boosts immune system

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