Experience the journey of Taj Basmati Rice – From paddy elds through milling, processing, natural aging, quality testing, packaging and nally on your plate.
Every grain of Taj Basmati can be traced back to its origin, that is, the rich fertile paddy elds at the foothills of the Himalayas – the only place on earth where True Basmati can grow. Rough (Paddy) Rice sourced from carefully selected farms, is moved to our nominated BRC & HACCP certied Rice mills, where it is hygienically processed to produce dierent varieties and grades of TAJ Basmati Rice.
01
Step
Basmati Paddy (Rough Rice)
from selected farms
02
Step
Our BRC/HACCP Certied
Rice Processing plants
03
Step
Pre-Cleaning and De-Stoning:
Rice Processing plants
Immature Paddy, Stones and
Foreign material removed
3a
Step
Parboiling Plant
(Only if Parboiling needed, else skip to next step)
Paddy grains are soaked in water
with the hull intact and then
steamed and later dried to get
Parboiled Basmati Paddy
04
Step
De-husking & Paddy Separation:
Husk/hull removed from Paddy Rice
• Remaining Paddy grains are removed
from De-Husked Rice
05
Step
Brown Raw/Parboiled Basmati:
0% Polish with the Bran Layer
Intact
5a
Step
Milling/Polishing:
(Only if Milling/Polishing needed, else skip to next step)
Grains of Rice are milled by machines that rub the
grains together under pressure removing the outer
bran layer and revealing Polished
White Basmati or Polished Parboiled Basmati
06
Step
Colour Sortex Machine:
Advanced CCD/High Resolution
sensors remove unwanted/
discoloured and defected grains
based on colour and type
07
Step
Length Grading &
Separation of Rice:
Rice grains are gradeded as
per length required and
broken rice is removed
08
Step
Packing, Bagging and
Weighing:
As per length, grading and
quality requirements
09
Step
Quality Control &
DNA Testing for purity
10
Step
Stuffed into Containers
and shipped to nominated
Ports in Australia
11
Step
Moved to our HACCP approved Storage
Facilities in Sydney, Melbourne,
Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide
12
Step
Food Safety and Quality Assurance
After inspection by Australian
Quarantine and Inspection by
nominated food labs, rice is made
available to Australian Retailers,
Grocers and Food Service
