No more Sona Masoori Rice from India????

hi all,
thanks for the info...rice being the staple food for most Indians, i guess its going to be really difficult to be mentally prepared for the hike...if every one starts stocking up,its only going to make the prices rise even higher...hope something is done to lift the ban soon.........:( :(

rgds,
sowpar

Hi,

I agree with Sowpar totally ! If each one of us start stocking up the rice bags...then surely there is no limit for increase in price.

Initially, it was atta ( wheat flour), then curry leaves and now rice. But even before, there was hike in the price of all dhals....if it keeps fluctuating at this rate...what are we to do...?

Definitely, there should be some solution at the earliest.

We hope there is light at the end of tunnel!

Hopefully,
Krithika ( Jithiks)

There was a ban a few months ago but it was soon withdrawn.....we have no other go except to keep our fingers crossed...

I was using the Sams Club long grain back some 5 yrs ago...when there was no Indian store quite nearby...

But now after switching over to sona masoori I dont know if I can go back.....

thai jasmine rice is pretty good - i use the elephant brand. it is about $10 for 20 lbs.

Yeah, Jasmine rice is at affordable price.But it becomes too sticky once we cook it.I have also heard that Basmati rice is not good for health on an everyday basis.

Now, that Sona masoori is out for sometime ,does any another variety of rice serve the purpose here?

Its really shocking. Just 2months back myhubby got sona masoori 20lbsfor 11$, today it is 20$ same quantity......double the rate:(((

NJians.. did you know raw rice is also going out of stock??? I went to bhavani/patels and then finally found them in subzi :) [ I always hated to go there because of the longgggggggg queues]

Hi Vandhana,
I use long grain rice for making idlies and dosas.
It comes out very good and soft. The quantity is also more than what I used to get it from idly rice/sona masoori.

Regards.

Originally Posted by Vandhana

Dear Sundari,

US does cultivate rice. What we get here is the Long grain variety, similar to basmati but not with the familiar basmati aroma. It is quite good, but then we Indians love the Sona Masoori and Ponni varieties since we feel the texture is better. Believe me, the Sona masoori and POnni and have started to come to US only around 7 to 8 yrs back. Before that it was all Enriched long grain rice and the jasmine rice ( which is imported from thailand). Of course if we go to the chinese stores, we get about 10 plus varities of sticky rice, glutinious rice etc etc.....

That being said, ladies, please do try the enriched Long grain rice. As AC had said Costco or Sams club carries it at very reasonable prices.
And yes idlis and dosas come out nice with that too.

Vandhana

thanks for the information.have to try those alternatives.
Can anyone suggest me......
As gayatri said,with which american brand can we substitute Indian wheat flour?Is it available in sams?

Originally Posted by GayathriSundar

Hi Ladies,
As Anu9 suggests maybe we should try the whole wheat tortillas.

Also, I usually buy whole wheat flour from the American grocery stores. You can mix maida in this to get the consistency and taste of roti you like. Again maida is available in American grocery stores. This kind of assembled flour can be made very healthy as you can add soy flour or wheat germ to it to increase its protein content.

Ladies in Virginia,
Please check out Shoppers' and Giants' ethnic aisle. Nowadays these stores are carrying a variety of products that we Indians use like daals, basmati rice (from Pakistan) etc.

Of course the Indian stores here are out to make a buck by any means!! :mad:

Gayathri