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Rice is the world's most widely consumed cereal grain, providing the dietary staple food of more than half of the world's population, and is thus referred to as the "Global grain." Rice has a unique position on Assamese dining tables, as well as at festivals and other religious it's served for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Rice is frequently offered to Assamese for jolpaan (breakfast or teatime)-bokasaul (mud rice), kumolsaul (soft rice), and bora saul (sticky rice) are favourites that are blended with jaggery, banana, curd, and sometimes cream, and served to guests on special occasions as well as consumed at home. Chokuwa (Sali rice in vernacular) or Komalchaul, Assam's semi-glutinous winter rice variety has been grown in practically all sections of the state since time immemorial. It is also legally protected after being designated as a geographical indicator (GI) to prevent unlawful use. This unique class of rice is unknown in any other area of the world, as it has been termed as a "Unique gift of nature”. Despite having a lower amylose concentration (12-17%) than other varieties (20-27%), this type of rice is rarely consumed on a daily basis. Parboiled chokuwa rice becomes softer by simply soaking in regular water, which is a unique property of this rice group. KEYWORDS: Magic rice, amylase concentration, geographical indicator, Global grain, semi-glutinous winter rice. |
