Glossary
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Kalijiro Rice
| Or, "baby basmati" is a tiny, aromatic rice grown in Bangladesh. This rice cooks fast and is great when used in rice pudding. |
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Katteh
| Arabic word for “rice cake”. |
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Ketipat or Ketupat
| Indonesian word; which refers to rice cake boiled in a packet of young coconut leaves. This recipe is quite simple. The ingredients include 3 cups uncooked rice and coconut leaves. Wash rice and discard water. Leave the rice to dry. Half-fill uncooked rice in coconut leaves, and wrap. Boil in water for 4 hours or longer, changing the water 2 or 3 times. Remove and hang to dry. |
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Kheer
| Traditional Indian recipe for rice pudding. |
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Khichri or Khichuri
| In India, Khichri is rice with yellow split peas (chana dal) that is supposed to soothe the stomach and is often fed to the sick or to young children. |
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Kokuho Rose Rice
| is a short-grained, glutinous white rice that is very important to Korean cuisine. It is slightly sticky. |
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Kokuho® Rice
| A registered trademark brand of extra fancy premium grade medium grain rice from Japan. River® Enriched Medium-Grain and Water Maid® Enriched Medium-Grain are both U.S. grown medium-grain rice. |
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Koshihikari
| A famous variety of Japanese rice; which is now being cultivated in the United States. |
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