Kerala Food & Nutrition · 8 min read : This guide is part of the ancestral Kerala food series by Worth2Deal , where authentic Malabar food is sourced directly from Kerala and delivered free across India. Organic Vadi Matta Rice is a bran-retained, parboiled red rice from Malabar with a low to medium glycemic index, high dietary fiber, and iron content that outperforms both white rice and most brown rice varieties. It has been a daily staple in Kerala households for generations and modern nutrition science is only now confirming what Malabar kitchens always knew. What exactly is Vadi Matta Rice and why does the word "vadi" matter? Vadi Matta Rice known simply as 'choru' in most Malabar households,where no variety name was ever needed is the long grain version of Kerala's native Matta or Rosematta rice, grown primarily in the laterite soil belt of Palakkad and the Malabar region. The word "vadi" in Malayalam means long or elongated, distinguishing it...
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