Kerala Matta rice is a source of many nutrients including carbohydrates, Vitamin A, B, Magnesium and Calcium. The adequate availability of such minerals and vitamins helps in maintaining a healthy body and lively organs. Calcium is an important factor for keeping bones and teeth strong.

Matta Rice, also known as Rosematta rice, Palakkadan Matta rice, Kerala Red rice or Red Parboiled rice, is locally sourced from the Palakkad region of Kerala, India. Used in a wide variety of foods, it can be had as plain rice, or be used to make idlis, appams and snacks like murukku and kondattam.

Grown in the dense black cotton soil in parts of Kerala and Karnataka, these yellowish red grains of rice possess their own unique flavour and taste. Not just that, it possesses a fine earthy flavour that makes it a great accompaniment to lamb, beef and other meats.