Another variant of Samba, mappillai samba rice is a popular variety found in Tamil Nadu. It is a distinct red rice rich in iron and zinc and helps in the production of haemoglobin and myoglobin.

You can also combine it with poha (aval in Tamil) for a nutritious aval appam. I substituted standard ponni white rice with mapillai samba for a chilled curd rice - a great summer option, and the ...

Mappillai samba Red and robust, gives strength, requires patience from the cook, but doesn’t scrimp on richness and taste Seeraga samba Our answer to basmati .

“Poonkar, Karuppugavuni, Mappillai Samba, Sornamayuri and Iluppu Samba are the five paddy varieties that I grow,” he says. It just seems like yesterday Murugan began organically growing ...

Mapillai samba boasts of a lower glycaemic index (typically 66-70) compared to polished white rice making it more suitable for diabetics. Read on to know how to make Mapillai Samba curd rice ...

The enthusiasm with which she trots out the health benefits of Kattu samba rice, mappillai samba and kattuyaanam rice varieties underlines her faith in what she does.