Matta Rice, also known as Rosematta rice, Palakkadan Matta rice, Kerala Red rice or Red Parboiled rice.
The reddish brown colour comes from parboiling. Par-boiling this rice further aids in retaining the nutrition, so you can rest easy knowing that your last meal was not just full of carbohydrates but fully nutritious.
Red Matta Rice can be a very nutritious, gluten-free, carbohydrate and healthy rice choice overall.
Used in a wide variety of foods, Matta rice can be had as plain rice, or be used to make idlis, appams, and snacks like murukku and kondattam.
