av><main class='ingredient'><h1>basmati rice</h1><img class='right' src='../media/ingredients/basmati_rice.png'/><div><p>Basmati, meaning <b>fragrant</b>, is a variety of long, thin-grained aromatic rice traditionally cultivated in India. The rice has a <a href='pandanus.html'>pandan</a>-like flavor, giving it a spicy fragrance. The level of the compound that gives basmati rice its distinctive aroma decreases in cooking, but if the rice is soaked 30 min before cooking it helps preserve more of it.</p><p><b>