{"title":"Speciality Rice","description":"\u003cp\u003eNot every rice is for the daily plate. This category of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rice-and-grains\"\u003erice and grains\u003c\/a\u003e department holds the grains cooked for one dish or one occasion. Glutinous rice, also called sticky or sweet rice, has very little amylose, so it steams into a chewy, cohesive mass for Thai mango sticky rice, Chinese lo mai gai and Filipino suman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKalijeera is a tiny aromatic rice from Bangladesh and West Bengal, sometimes called baby basmati, loved for polao, payesh and khichuri. Black rice gets its colour from pigment in the bran; Tamil cooks know it as kavuni arisi and simmer it with jaggery and coconut into the Chettinad sweet of the same name, while in Manipur it is chak-hao.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese grains are bought in small quantities, so a modest bag lasts. Glutinous rice is sold for sweets and dumplings, not as a stand-in for everyday rice, and kalijeera is best kept for dishes where its scent will be noticed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlutinous rice must be soaked for at least four hours, ideally overnight, then steamed in a cloth lined basket, never boiled. Black rice also wants an overnight soak and around forty minutes of simmering. For everyday grains, head to \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/basmati-and-long-grain-rice\"\u003ebasmati and long grain rice\u003c\/a\u003e or South Indian rice.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"heera-glutinous-rice-2kg","title":"Heera Glutinous Rice 2kg","description":"\u003cp\u003eGlutinous rice, also called sticky rice or sweet rice, cooks into soft, chewy grains that cling together. Despite the name it contains no gluten; the stickiness comes from the starch in the grain. It is the rice behind Thai mango sticky rice, Chinese zongzi, Filipino suman and Indonesian ketan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRinse the rice until the water runs nearly clear, then soak it for at least four hours or overnight. Steam it in a lined basket for 20 to 25 minutes until translucent, turning it once halfway. Stir warm coconut milk, sugar and a pinch of salt through it for mango sticky rice, wrap it in leaves for dumplings, or press it into trays for sweet rice cakes. In Kerala and Sri Lanka it is ground into flour for festive sweets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong grain glutinous rice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNaturally sticky when steamed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuitable for vegetarians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2kg bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePair it with \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/coconut-milk\"\u003ecoconut milk\u003c\/a\u003e for desserts, or browse our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/speciality-rice\"\u003especiality rice\u003c\/a\u003e and full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rice-and-grains\"\u003erice and grains\u003c\/a\u003e range.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55143216087379,"sku":null,"price":3.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/heera-glutinous-rice-2kg-front.png?v=1790845328"}],"url":"https:\/\/chandrastores.co.uk\/collections\/speciality-rice.oembed","provider":"Chandra Stores","version":"1.0","type":"link"}