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20-lbs Royal Basmati Rice

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Walmart has 20-lbs Royal Basmati Rice on sale for $20.76. Select free store pickup where available, otherwise shipping is free with Walmart+ (free 30-day trial) or on orders of $35 or more.

Alternatively, Sam's Club has for Members: 20-lbs Royal Basmati Rice on sale for $19.68. Shipping is free for Plus Members, otherwise shipping will vary by location.

BJ's Wholesale Club also has for Members: 20-lbs Royal Basmati Rice on sale for $19.99. Select free store pickup if stock is available.

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Royal White Basmati Rice, 20-Pound bag, is a versatile ingredient for all your needs. Brought to you by Royal, America's #1 Basmati rice. Great Aromatic rice with wide variety of uses.

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Folks comparing basmati with jasmine rice is like comparing Apples and oranges.

for starters, basmati rice has distinct smell and that's why it is called bas+mati = aromatic soil rice.

royal basmati is not the best one but it is a basmati rice with less auroma.

So your experience depends on what you planning to cook, this one is good for making vegetable rice, green peas rice, lemon rice, egg rice, scrambled egg rice.
But if you plan to make biryani then this one will disappoint, try different aromatic ones from Indian grocery store.
Yes, but costco carries it, 20lb is $19.99
Rest of Asia? This was about a deal on Basmati Rice in US.

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adislc
05-26-2023 at 11:42 AM.
05-26-2023 at 11:42 AM.
Quote from skinneral :
Not sure about Indians, but for the rest of Asia, this is trash grade rice. Wife made me throw it out after the first cook. I can't much comment, I find all rice tasteless.

She and her friends all much prefer their Imperial Dragon brand rice.
Rest of Asia? This was about a deal on Basmati Rice in US.
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AKS33
05-28-2023 at 09:04 PM.
05-28-2023 at 09:04 PM.
Quote from PetSpy :
if you have an aldi nearby you can now find hom mali quality
for about the same $1/lbs without having to bulk stock up;
https://www.aldi.us/en/products/p...ne-rice-1/
long grain jasmine and "basmati" are pretty interchangeable.

royal lacks the dry chewy starch and nutty fragrance of a real
india grown basmati (despite the authentic looking packaging)
leaving royal as a generic and rather bland rice like product.
i live near jackson heights ny which has an indian grocer on
every avenue, so trust me when i say; royal is NOT basmati.
i've been in indian grocers where a quarter of the store was
a hundred different rice sacks, and none were this brand.

What were those hundred different, can you name a few ?
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explorerespect
05-28-2023 at 09:28 PM.
05-28-2023 at 09:28 PM.
Authentic Basmati Rice has its fragrance. Royal is not authentic basmati rice.
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05-29-2023 at 06:06 AM.

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Quote from AKS33 :
What were those hundred different, can you name a few ?
when you shop ethnic foods outside of their origin country
you run into a lot of confusion with marketing and branding
because greedy people want to profit off people's ignorance
as Americans are notorious for buying quantity over quality.

there are good export market brands in the long established
UK indian market but they will be $3/lbs once resold in CA or USA.
(ultima) Daawat, (grand) Tilda, (platinum) Kohinoor, (gold) Laila
the reason for the (qualifier) is these brands also sell cheaper stuff
that may not be aged and long grain and slightly parboiled, which
means they could be bland or have traces of lead or arsenic in them.

i can't give you names found in a good indian grocer because you
won't find them online, or if you do - shipping costs are exorbitant.
these are brands someone recently from india would recognize and
be able to distinguish the qualifiers of age, length, parboil, and fiber.
even more confusing is many of the better basmati are Pakistani
so the sack may not have any english descriptors on them at all.

the advantage of going to a major indian grocer if you live in a place
with a large enough ethnic market to sustain one is; instead of paying
$3/lbs online for the UK brand premium examples, you'll find something
imported by the pallet right off the retail shelves of Delhi or Islamabad
that is under $2/lbs in that store. the trick is to talk to the regulars who
work and shop there, make it clear you live nearby, so you are potential
repeat buyer (not a tourist) and they may guild you to something good.

just know that "basmati" is not any copy right or industry protected word
so anyone can put that on a bag of $1/lb long grain grown in Arkansas,
the pay some overseas entity to "license" it as "authentic" to any country.
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05-30-2023 at 12:49 PM.
05-30-2023 at 12:49 PM.
Quote from skinneral :
Not sure about Indians, but for the rest of Asia, this is trash grade rice. Wife made me throw it out after the first cook. I can't much comment, I find all rice tasteless.

She and her friends all much prefer their Imperial Dragon brand rice.
We tried the Imperial Dragon brand rice for Indian cooking since it was recommended as cheap rice and it is not meant for Indian cooking. Had to discard the cooked rice and give the remaining to the person who recommended it.

Royal is definitely not a good brand and for that matter Basmati rice should not be consumed on a daily basis.
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05-30-2023 at 01:18 PM.
05-30-2023 at 01:18 PM.
Quote from luvkush :
We tried the Imperial Dragon brand rice for Indian cooking since it was recommended as cheap rice and it is not meant for Indian cooking. Had to discard the cooked rice and give the remaining to the person who recommended it.

Royal is definitely not a good brand and for that matter Basmati rice should not be consumed on a daily basis.
could you mention the brands which are better? here in the US all basmati rice is considered regular. The sona masoori ones are not that good at all.
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ms123
05-30-2023 at 01:46 PM.
05-30-2023 at 01:46 PM.
15lb for $14.76 on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Royal-Basm...00I330QEQ/

Anyone know how much is the costco organic basmati rice these days (is it 20 or 25 lb)?
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05-30-2023 at 04:02 PM.
05-30-2023 at 04:02 PM.
Go with their long extra long grain rice. I pay less than this price for superior rice.
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05-30-2023 at 04:38 PM.
05-30-2023 at 04:38 PM.
Quote from boosterjm :
Sams club has better price on this. Most costco stores now only sells Kirkland brand basmati rice

Sam's adds a $4.00 pickup fee. Best to just go into the store and get it. BJs has free pickup.
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Leonidas
05-30-2023 at 04:45 PM.
05-30-2023 at 04:45 PM.
Quote from turbodog :
Thumbs down. I ate a bag of this and felt very bloated afterwards.

You have to drain out the leftover water. Cook in plenty of water and drain. That's how basmati is supposed to be made
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Folks comparing basmati with jasmine rice is like comparing Apples and oranges.

for starters, basmati rice has distinct smell and that's why it is called bas+mati = aromatic soil rice.

royal basmati is not the best one but it is a basmati rice with less auroma.

So your experience depends on what you planning to cook, this one is good for making vegetable rice, green peas rice, lemon rice, egg rice, scrambled egg rice.
But if you plan to make biryani then this one will disappoint, try different aromatic ones from Indian grocery store.
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05-30-2023 at 08:08 PM.
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This is B grade rice at best.

Most Indian restaurants use Long Grain rice which is much better Indian rice (aromatic, fluffy)

Royal sells it for few $$ more.
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05-30-2023 at 08:50 PM.
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Too many people asking questions and no one answering what is a better basmati rice.

I prefer Tilda... or India gate.. (Personal preference ).
I have eaten loads of this Royal basmati , sona masoori and jasmine rice as well. They all have their days when they feel good for a dish and days when they feel not suited for some kinda cooking.

If you are making fried rice with basmati, then you are the problem. If you're cooking Biryani with Jasmine rice, again you are the problem... and if you think just because this Royal brand is cheap it is bad, I have to say that if you eat rice daily, after a point in time, you prefer boring rice over extra fragrant rice ( personal preference ).

I have jasmine rice, sona masoori rice, brown rice and also Daawat Basmati rice sitting in my kitchen now. This cheap Royal basmati is good on a day when I want no smell, no bite or chewiness while eating with Daal ( Indian lentils ). Sona masoori is used on a daily basis since its supposedly better for your health than Basmati rice if eaten daily ( never researched bout it ).

If you are new to rice, then definitely go to a grocery store, try a smaller packet or portion of rice first rather than buy a bag of this rice. My first attempt at Jasmine was the same mistake. Ate 20 lbs of jasmine over 6 months with indian curry and those nights was some of the most unappealing dinners.
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Quote from luvkush :
We tried the Imperial Dragon brand rice for Indian cooking since it was recommended as cheap rice and it is not meant for Indian cooking. Had to discard the cooked rice and give the remaining to the person who recommended it.

Royal is definitely not a good brand and for that matter Basmati rice should not be consumed on a daily basis.

Why do you say Basmati shouldn't be consumed on daily basis? Any reason?
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