Basmati Rice is a variety of long, slender-grained aromatic rice which is traditionally grown in India. The Basmati grain is unique in that it expands more than twice its dry length during cooking. Unlike other types of rice, the grains only expand lengthways, which allows them to retain their characteristic length and slenderness when cooked.
Non- basmati rice comes in all kinds of different shapes and sizes. Some are long and slender, some are short and thick, some are like beads, and some may be round. None have the same characteristics as basmati rice. Some names of non-basmati rice are PR104, IR8, IR64, Sona Masoori, Chinnor, HMT, JSR, PDS.
Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain that is a worldwide staple food. Wheat, any of several species of cereal grasses and their edible grains. Wheat is one of the oldest and most important of the cereal crops. Of the thousands of varieties known, the most important are common wheat are used to make bread, Durum wheat used in making pasta such as spaghetti and macaroni; and club wheat a softer type used for cake, crackers, cookies, pastries, and flours. Additionally, some wheat is used by industry for the production of starch, paste, malt, dextrose, gluten, alcohol, and other products.
