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HimaBasmati riceSteam1121 Extra Long GrainSteamed basmati8.4 mmaverage grain lengthBasmati fromPunjab, Pakistan5 kg

Long grain.Honest rice.

Basmati from the Kalar tract of Punjab, sealed in 5 kg bags.

Scroll for the journey

Great basmati beginsas Himalayan snow.

Hima Rice aims to bring you the highest quality rice at an affordable price.

Hima is named for the snow that feeds the rivers that water the plains where our basmati grows.

Flow

Every summer the ice melts, and snow and ice give the Chenab about half its water. At Marala, near Sialkot, canals carry it out across the plain.

Our basmati grows between the Chenab and the Ravi, in Sialkot, Narowal, Gujranwala, Hafizabad and Sheikhupura.

The wide, still Chenab above the Marala headworks near Sialkot, under a pale sky
The Chenab at Marala headworks, near Sialkot.
Young rice growing in rows in a flooded field in Chunian, Punjab

Grow

In June and July, seedlings are planted by hand into flooded fields. By November the grain has ripened and the crop is cut.

Carry

From the fields, the harvest comes to our own plant.

Sort

Each lot is cleaned, then sorted for size and colour. Steam is steamed and cooks white. Sela is parboiled in the husk and turns golden.

Seal

Then it is sealed in a 5 kg bag, with its grain length printed on the front.

Four rices,one standard

What are you cooking?
HimaBasmati riceSela1121 Extra Long GrainParboiled basmati8.4 mmaverage grain lengthBasmati fromPunjab, Pakistan5 kg

Sela is parboiled for firmness, so it holds its shape under a long dum.

Steamed basmatiSteamBest for pulao, yakhni pulao, plain rice, zarda8.4 mm
Parboiled basmatiSelaBest for biryani8.4 mm
Traditional basmatiOriginalBest for daily meals7.2 mm
Long grain, not basmatiRegularBest for everyday rice, fried rice, kheer6.6 mm

Every bag is 5 kg and sealed, with its grain length printed on the front. Each lot is cleaned and sorted for size and colour; trade buyers can ask for its test report on moisture, broken grains and grain length.

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Ripening rice heads in a field in Timanwala, PunjabHima is run by a family of rice exporters who ship Pakistani rice to the Gulf, East Africa, South-East Asia and Europe. Hima brings the same varieties, to the same standard, to kitchens in Karachi.

We called it Hima, not Himalayan: the rice grows on the plain below. The name is for the snow that makes the journey.