Forget about blueberries, now black rice is considered to be the best food. Black rice- usually purple in colour and it has strong, dark vermillion shade when cooked. The term “Black Rice” covers a variety of rice types- Indonesian black rice and Thai jasmine black rice.

Popularly known as “Forbidden Rice”- Black Rice has been known over years for its appealing looks & professed health aids. During ancient times, people in china use to reserve Forbidden Rice exclusively for kings for eating and was revered to have amazing health benefits.

A group of scientists from China have conducted research on Black Rice and found that black rice is linked with some health benefits. A tablespoon of black rice consists good amount of health aiding anthocyan in antioxidants when compared to a spoon of blueberries- however with more fibre, vitamin E antioxidants and less sugar.

The Anthocyanin antioxidants help in fighting heart diseases, cancer and other diseases.

“If blueberries are good for health, then why not black rice bran or black rice? Specially, when the black rice bran is a special and cost-effective alternative to for healthy antioxidants”.

In addition, research also revealed the fact that the pigments present in Forbidden Rice bran can create different colours starting from black to pink and may hence offer a healthy substitute to synthetic food colours.

Traditionally, black rice is used for multiple purposes all over Asia- food decoration, desserts, sushi and noodles. Gradually it is getting famous in food groups across the globe owing to its special taste and attractive colour.

The Nutritional Values

One serving (one fourth cup) of black rice comprises of 160 cal, 34 gms of carbohydrates, 7.5 gms of protein, two grams of fibre and 1.5 gms of fat according to sources.

In addition, Forbidden Rice is rich of Vitamin E, B, iron and minerals like potassium. Vitamin B plays an important role in improving overall health of humans and improve metabolism rate, maintain muscle tone and skin, boost immunity, enhance cell growth and decrease the chances of pancreatic cancer.

Well, How to cook black rice?

Black rice takes long time to cook when compared to normal white rice. Before cooking, soak it well for some time and cook adding 2 cups of water for each cup of rice. Usually, it takes around 25-30 minutes to cook, provided if it is soaked well, else it takes 1 hour.

Furthermore, black rice can be soaked and steamed that gives a sticky texture to it.

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