An heirloom red rice, grown the slow way and left unpolished so the bran, colour and nutrition stay intact.
This is the rice our grandparents ate: a hardy native variety with a nutty bite and a deep russet colour that pales the moment you over-mill it, so we don't. Grown in our Chilukur paddies on country-cow compost and rain, never on synthetic fertiliser.
Cooks soft with a little extra water and pairs beautifully with a simple pappu and ghee. Because it is unpolished, it keeps you full longer.