Mumtaz Premium Rice - anyone know where I can find it?

HotHippo


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Message Posted:
22/09/2010 17:24

Hello All,

Has anyone seen Mumtaz Premium Rice for sale in TRNC? Is there an Asian foods specialist shop anywhere?

Thanks,

Eddie

Goonerboy


Joined: 01/04/2009
Posts: 723

Message Posted:
22/09/2010 19:30

Eddie, you need to go over to the Greek side, there are several Asian food specialists there, about 5 mins away from the walking border in nicosea

andrew4232



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Posts: 1543

Message Posted:
22/09/2010 19:32

what sort of rice is it basmati ?

Brinsley


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Message Posted:
22/09/2010 19:37

All varieties can be found in the local Paddy fields, the problem is the lack of water!



Richard

HotHippo


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Message Posted:
22/09/2010 20:29

Hello All,

Not sure whether it is a Basmati rice, as it's produced in Pakistan.

Unfortunately, my wife can'y cross over to look for it.

Cheers,

Eddie

zerochlor


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Message Posted:
22/09/2010 20:44

mumtaz premium rice is packed in bradford i think,also mumtaz curries are in the supermarkets in the uk, it is a pakistani basmati rice,you can get good basmati rice here now,although a little expensive,but so is it in the south once you have paid for insurance,if you drive over.

HotHippo


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Posts: 402

Message Posted:
22/09/2010 20:50

Hello Andrew,

Having checked on the net, it seems that Basmati rice is grown in Pakistan, as well as India. On the label, it doesn't actually claim to be Basmati, but it certainly cooks much better than all of the rice types & brands that I've used in the UK.

I'll do a border raid, when I'm next over in October, if no-one can come up with a source in Kibris before then.

Thanks for all the replies so far.

Eddie

HotHippo


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Posts: 402

Message Posted:
22/09/2010 20:53

Hello Dave,

Our messages crossed in cyber-space - or I'm a very slow typist.

Which are the best rice brands available in Kibris, in your opinion, and in which shops?

Cheers,

Eddie

andrew4232



Joined: 04/07/2009
Posts: 1543

Message Posted:
22/09/2010 20:55

if its basmaiti rice yes you can get it here if in doubt ask Jeff from taj mahal on the site his rice is always perfect

zerochlor


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Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
22/09/2010 20:55

here i would go for the Tilda basmati,its a pakistani rice and the best you can buy here,youll get it in tempo





some nice recipies here.



http://www.mumtazspices.com/recipes.htm

HotHippo


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Posts: 402

Message Posted:
24/09/2010 10:27

Thanks Dave,

I'll bring a few packs over from Baku with me in October; in the meantime, Tara can try out the Tilda rice.

Cheers,

Eddie

zerochlor


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Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
24/09/2010 10:51

Eddie.



what is it your making,im surious



Tilda is the only basmati rice i use here,if i run out and non in the shops,its possible to buy 5kg pack from the pakistani restaurants here,there basmati comes from pakistan and is good quality rice.



i never realised,there are 40,000 diffrent rice.

HotHippo


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Posts: 402

Message Posted:
24/09/2010 14:48

Hello Dave,

When I'm over, I'll be making my favourites from the first "Madhur Jaffrey" Indian Cookery book, from 1982. I've used all sorts of rice, including Tilda, over the years.

My wife, Tara, is from Azerbaijan, and prefers Mumtaz rice to all others, for all her traditional Azeri recipes.

Cheers,

Eddie

zerochlor


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Message Posted:
24/09/2010 17:27

Hi Eddie.



so i imagine her Parcha dosheme Plov is delicious,tolda will be good for this.

HotHippo


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Posts: 402

Message Posted:
24/09/2010 18:38

That dish is not really an everyday one - more for weddings, et cetera. Azeri food is generally very tasty. I've grown quite a lot in the four years that Tara has been force-feeding me!