Description:

• Navara rice is largely grown in Kerala, India specially in northern Kerala. 
• Navara is valued for its medicinal value.
• Ayurveda uses Navara rice for various treatments. Navara is known as gold with fragrance.
• It is also known as the red rice of Kerala.
• It is great weaning food for infants.
• Its powdered and cooked with milk in form of cereal.
• Before cooking, the rice must be soaked in water for a minimum of 30 mins.
• This unique red rice has religious significance and is sometimes used in temples for rituals and ceremonies.
• Navara is used in Navarakizhi, a speciality treatment from Keralas traditional medicine used for curing neuromuscular disorders.