Rosematta

Rosematta, a parboiled red rice from South India, has slightly fat, long grains with some flecks of the reddish outer layers (bran) still on, like a semi-milled rice. When it is raw, even the “white” part of the rice is yellowish because of parboiling. The overall look of the raw rice is pinkish bronze to amber. When you wash the rice, the water foams a bit, perhaps because of loose starch, and it runs a reddish brown color. Once the rice comes to a boil, a brownish froth rises to the surfa