Kappa Samba Rice

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• This rice is mainly grown in Tamil Nadu.
• This rice is thin and medium grain.
• It is light weight.
• It is very suitable for preparing the traditional South Indian delicacies such as the idly and dosa.
• An important characteristic of this rice is that during the flowering stage there is a needle like awn at the tip of all grains which drop off once matured.
• This grain is highly resistant to pest and disease.