LFC Ahmedabad | June 2026
Saloni: To rid black rice of baby dhaneda [insect], I had left 500 gms of it out in the sun. I completely forgot about the rice, and it got soaked in the rain. What can I do with it? I used it to make yummy kheer earlier. But there is still a lot of black rice left, unless I have a kheer party at home. Is there any way to store it for longer?
Supriya: Just thinking creatively here as I haven’t tried this myself before—how about making the rice into kachri? You don’t need the rice to be dried, and you can savour it for longer. The only condition is that you’ll need the sun for it to dry well.
Himani: You can make khichu dough—for papad—out of it.
Himani: You can add urad [dal], and make amazing black rice dosa or idli.
For other rice varieties—Rakthashali, Mullankaima, Stony Ambemohar, and Srikakulam Sannulu—and recipes on how to use them, explore our Know Your Desi Ingredients archive, here.