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🌾 Organic Heritage Red Choba Rice - Ancient Yamuna Floodplain Native Rice
A rare native rice landrace from the ancient Yamuna Floodplains, lightly milled to retain part of its naturally reddish bran, offering wholesome nutrition, gentle aroma and comforting home-style flavor.
Long before modern hybrid rice varieties became common, villages along the fertile Yamuna Floodplains cultivated their own locally adapted rice varieties, carefully preserving seeds generation after generation.
Our Organic Heritage Red Choba Rice is one such traditional landrace. Grown on our own farm in the GI-tagged Basmati-growing region of the ancient Yamuna Floodplains, this rice has been remembered by local farming families as a staple since time immemorial.
Unlike highly polished commercial rice, Choba Rice is lightly milled, allowing delicate traces of its naturally reddish bran to remain. This not only gives the grain its distinctive appearance but also helps preserve flavor and valuable nutrients.
Once cooked, the grains become soft, pleasantly fluffy and mildly sweet with a comforting earthy character that pairs beautifully with dals, vegetables, curries and traditional North Indian meals.
| Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Grain Type | Light Pink Native Heritage Rice Landrace |
| Grain Length | Short to Medium |
| Texture | Soft & Fluffy |
| Aroma | Mild Natural Aroma |
| Bran | Lightly Milled with Natural Red Bran |
| Region | Ancient Yamuna Floodplains |
| Farming | Organically Grown |
| Best For | Daily meals, Khichdi, Dal-Chawal, Pulao, Curd Rice |
| Nutrient | Benefit |
|---|---|
| Dietary Fiber | Higher than fully polished white rice due to retained bran |
| Complex Carbohydrates | Sustained energy release |
| Natural Minerals | Helps retain naturally occurring micronutrients |
| Antioxidants | Present in residual red bran pigments |
| Protein | ~7-8 g per 100 g (uncooked) |
| Gluten | Naturally Gluten-Free |
Values are approximate and naturally vary with season and milling.
✔ Traditional native rice preserved by local farmers
✔ Organically grown on our own Yamuna Floodplain farm
✔ Lightly milled, not excessively polished
✔ Naturally soft texture
✔ Excellent for everyday meals
✔ More wholesome than highly polished white rice
✔ Rich heritage with authentic regional identity
Every batch reflects Sanesa's commitment to genuine organic food:
🌿 Sourced from our own organically managed farm in the Yamuna Floodplains
🌿 Produced without synthetic pesticides or chemical fertilizers
🌿 Personally evaluated for taste, cooking quality and authenticity
🌿 Carefully cleaned and packed to preserve freshness
🌿 Subject to our ongoing quality assurance and laboratory testing program
Before modern high-yielding rice varieties became widespread, almost every village across North India cultivated its own unique rice landrace. Most disappeared over the last five decades. Heritage varieties like Choba survive only because a handful of farming families continued saving their own seed year after year, preserving an important piece of India's agricultural biodiversity.
Enjoy freshly packed Organic Heritage Red Choba Rice with convenient delivery across Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Faridabad and Indirapuram. Whether you're cooking a comforting dal-chawal dinner in Golf Course Road, a wholesome family meal in Green Park, or a traditional lunch in Noida Sector 137, this rare heritage rice brings the authentic taste of India's ancient farming traditions to your table.
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