Assam, India
Heritage rice from Assam, grown in season
Indigenous varieties from Assam’s winter Sali crop, alongside seasonal produce from the farm. Order for your home, or enquire about wholesale for your restaurant or store.
The Assam Rice Year
অসমৰ ধানৰ বৰ্ষপঞ্জী · চাৰিটা শস্য ঋতু
Now in the fields
November
Sali and Bao harvest; Boro in the nursery
Saliশালি
HarvestingTransplant Jun–Jul · Harvest Nov–Jan
winter rice · Assam’s main crop, about 1.9 million hectares, transplanted in the monsoon.
Baoবাও
HarvestingSow Apr–May · Harvest Nov–Jan
deep-water rice · Sown before the floods in Majuli, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Sivasagar; its stems lengthen as the Brahmaputra rises.
Boroবোৰো
In the nurseryNursery Nov–Dec · Harvest May–Jun
summer rice · Irrigated rice, about 0.4 million hectares, grown through the dry months and cut before the floods.
Ahuআহু
Off seasonSow Feb–Apr · Harvest Jun–Jul
autumn rice · Early rice of 80–130 days, direct-seeded before the monsoon.
Rice varieties of Assam
Assam’s rice year has four crops — Sali, Bao, Ahu and Boro. These varieties are all grown in Sali, the main winter crop, harvested from late October to December.
- Black rice
Kola Chaul (Black Rice)ক’লা চাউল
Whole black rice from Assam's Sali season. Natural anthocyanin pigments in the bran turn it deep purple when cooked.
Shop Kola Chaul (Black Rice) - Aromatic (Joha)
Joha Riceজহা চাউল
Small-grained aromatic winter rice of Assam with a sweet aroma — traditional for kheer, pulao and festive meals.
Shop Joha Rice - Everyday rice
Ranjit Rice (Raw)ৰঞ্জিত আৰৈ চাউল
A high-yielding Sali variety released by Assam Agricultural University, milled raw for everyday bhat.
Shop Ranjit Rice (Raw) - Everyday rice
Ranjit Rice (Parboiled)ৰঞ্জিত উখোৱা চাউল
Ranjit, Assam's dependable Sali staple, parboiled before milling for firm, separate grains.
Shop Ranjit Rice (Parboiled) - Sticky (Bora)
Bora Chaul (Sticky Rice)বৰা চাউল
Glutinous rice with under 5% amylose, used for pitha, chira, hurum and sunga chaol.
Shop Bora Chaul (Sticky Rice) - Soft (Chokuwa)
Chokuwa Chaulচকুৱা চাউল
Semi-glutinous Sali rice with 10–15% amylose — the grain from which Komal Chaul is made.
Shop Chokuwa Chaul - Soft (Chokuwa)
Komal Chaul (Soft Rice)কোমল চাউল
Parboiled, dried Chokuwa rice that softens in 20–30 minutes of warm water — no cooking. Eaten with curd, jaggery or milk.
Shop Komal Chaul (Soft Rice)