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A 140-day rice. In a 90-day world.

Heritage
in Every Grain

The everyday rice that earns its premium. Naturally low-GI. 6× more iron than basmati. An aroma you'll smell three floors away. Grown by Terai farmers who chose a 140-day heritage crop over hybrid yield — and get paid up to 4× the commodity rate for it.

140days to grow
6×iron vs basmati
49–52Glycaemic Index
3–4×farmer share
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TeraiFarms Kalanamak Rice 1kg kraft pouch with hand-drawn rice sack logo
Ancient by origin.
Modern by choice.
GI
Tag-protected origin
500+
Farmer households paid direct
140
Days from sowing to harvest
100%
Chemical-free, batch-traceable
The rice Buddha gifted to his birthplace. Almost forgotten in our warehouses.
Our Story

A grain we almost lost.

For 2,600 years, the Terai grew Kalanamak — the rice Buddha gifted to his birthplace. The rice royal kitchens fought for.

Then markets demanded yield. Mills demanded shortcuts.
The aroma faded. The story went silent.

We're putting it back on your plate. One belt. One farmer. Sealed before the air gets in.

— The aroma your grandmother knew.
On the rice your child eats.
Why families switch — and stay

Heritage gets you to try one pack.
These three keep you reordering.

A daily rice has to earn its place every meal. Here's how Kalanamak does it.

01

Daily health — quietly delivered.

A low Glycaemic Index of 49–52 means a gentler blood-sugar curve — what diabetic family members can eat without the guilt. 6× more iron than basmati means the nutrition slips onto your child's plate without a single supplement.

GI 49–52 · 11% protein · 3.1 mg iron / 100g
02

An aroma that pulls a family to the table.

The fragrance is the grain's own — not sprayed, not added. It climbs three floors when it cooks. Once your family pulls up a chair for the smell, ordinary basmati starts to taste lifeless. That's the addiction. That's why our early buyers reorder within 30 days.

Naturally aromatic · Low-heat milled · 12-month vacuum freshness
03

A 140-day rice. A farmer paid in full.

Kalanamak takes 140–150 days to mature — 50% longer than hybrid rice. Our Terai farmers forego a second crop to grow it. Most of what you pay reaches them — up to 3–4× the commodity rate. No middleman skim. No mandi games. The premium exists because the chain is honest.

500+ FPO farmer households · Single-crop season · No commodity intermediary
Why this one grain

Centuries Old. Nutrient Rich. Inherently Indian.

Five reasons this one grain outlived empires — and why it deserves a place on your table again.

01

GI-Tagged. Origin Proven.

Grown only in 11 protected Terai districts. Your pack is traceable to the farmer, the village, the field — not just a warehouse.

02

Low Glycaemic Index

GI of 49–52. Steady energy through the morning. What diabetic family members can eat without the guilt.

03

6× More Iron Than Basmati

Naturally high in iron, zinc, and antioxidant pigments. The nutrition your child needs — slipped quietly onto the plate.

04

Aroma You Can Trust

Never polished. Never sprayed. The fragrance is the grain's own — the soil's signature, preserved by low-heat milling.

05

A Fair Price to the Farmer

Less water than basmati. Premium paid directly to 500+ farmer households. Women-led packaging. Every kilo lifts a family.

06

A 140-Day Grain

Kalanamak takes 140–150 days to mature — 50% longer than hybrid rice. Our farmers forego a second crop to grow it. That's why every grain carries more aroma, more nutrition, and an honest farmer behind it.

An aroma with memory

The fragrance no perfume can fake.

Open one pack. Suddenly you're nine years old, in your grandmother's kitchen, waiting for Sunday lunch.

TeraiFarms Kalanamak rice pouch beside a steel pot with rising steam
FIRST BREATH

The moment the seal breaks.

Soft earth. Wild grass. Warm butter on toast. Nothing sprayed, nothing added. Just the grain — finally allowed to breathe.

ON THE STOVE

When it starts to cook.

The aroma climbs three floors. The neighbour leans over the railing — "Aaj kya bana rahe ho?"

AT THE TABLE

First spoonful.

Deep, golden, warm. A memory you didn't know you had — quietly returns.

What this changes for you

One Grain. Six Quiet Wins.

Switching your everyday rice isn't a dramatic change. It just shows up — in six small ways.

Energy that holds till lunch.

Low-GI = blood sugar releases slowly. No 11am hunger pang. No 3pm crash.

Iron in the tiffin box.

6× more iron than basmati. The nutrition your growing child needs — without a single supplement.

Kinder to elders' plates.

For parents on the edge of diabetes — low-GI rice they can eat without the guilt.

A real farmer paid in full.

Every pack pays a Terai farmer a premium price. No middleman skim. Direct rupees. Real impact.

Old recipes, true to memory.

Ghee rice. Khichdi. Kheer. The dishes you grew up with start tasting like they did when you were eight.

A 2,600-year-old story.

Buddha is said to have gifted this rice to his birthplace. Every grain you eat is a piece of that inheritance.

TeraiFarms Kalanamak Rice 1kg pouch in a traditional kitchen with brass handi and rising steam
GI Tagged · Eastern UP
The Pride of Terai

Kalanamak Rice
— 1 kg Vacuum Pack

Small. Dark. Fragrant. The way Kalanamak was meant to be. Cooks light, separates clean, holds its aroma even on the second plate.

₹449 per 1 kg

Free shipping above ₹999 · Pre-launch pricing

OriginSiddharthnagar, UP
GrainShort, aromatic
Glycaemic Index49–52 (low)
Protein~11% (high)
Shelf Life12 months vacuum-sealed
CultivationChemical-free
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Numbers that matter

Make Kalanamak Your Daily Rice

Three numbers. One simple switch. Here's what changes on your plate.

Protein content

Per 100 g uncooked · higher is better

+47%
more than basmati
Citations [1] [2] [3] below View sources →

Values from published agronomic studies and Indian Food Composition Tables. Not a medical claim — please consult a qualified practitioner for dietary advice.

Cook like the Terai

The Right Way to Cook Kalanamak

Four simple steps. Fifteen minutes. A kitchen that smells like memory.

Step 01 — Rinse & Soak

Rinse lightly (just 1–2 swirls) — over-rinsing washes away the natural oils and aroma. Then soak in warm water for 20–30 minutes.

Tip: Kalanamak grains drink water fully. Soaking is non-negotiable.
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Step 02 — Right Water Ratio

1 cup rice to 2 cups water. Slightly less for pulao (1.75 cups). More for kheer (3–4 cups milk).

Tip: Add a pinch of salt and 1 tsp ghee to the water — it doubles the aroma.

Step 03 — Cook on Low Flame

Once the water boils, reduce to low. Lid on, 12–15 minutes. Don't open mid-way.

Tip: In a pressure cooker, one whistle is enough. More whistles and the grains break.

Step 04 — Rest, Fluff, Smell

Turn off the flame. Lid on, rest 5 minutes. Fluff gently with a fork. Then — most important — bring the pan to your face and inhale.

Tip: That moment is when you understand Kalanamak isn't ordinary rice.
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Choose Your Bundle

We pack only in 1 kg vacuum pouches for guaranteed freshness on every unit. Bundles ship as multiple 1 kg packs.

1 kg

1 vacuum pack
₹449
₹449 / kg · Try it first
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3 kg

3 × 1 kg vacuum packs
₹1,279
₹426 / kg · ₹449 × 3 = ₹1,347 − ₹68
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5 kg

5 × 1 kg vacuum packs
₹2,049
₹410 / kg · ₹449 × 5 = ₹2,245 − ₹196
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10 kg

10 × 1 kg vacuum packs
₹3,899
₹390 / kg · ₹449 × 10 = ₹4,490 − ₹591
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Need 25 kg, 50 kg, or custom packaging?

For HoReCa orders, gifting boxes, weddings, or bulk household supply — we'll arrange custom packaging and per-kg pricing. Just message us.

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The honest comparison

What Actually Changes When You Switch

Seven attributes. One heritage grain vs the polished white rice on the supermarket shelf.

AttributeTeraiFarms KalanamakTypical White Basmati
OriginGI-tagged Terai belt, Eastern UPMixed sourcing, often unverified
Glycaemic Index49–52 (low — diabetic-friendly profile)~58–72 (medium to high)
Protein content~11% (high)~7%
Iron & antioxidantsNaturally highLow (polished away in processing)
AromaNatural, from the grain itselfOften enhanced post-mill
PolishingLow-heat, near-field millingHeavy polish; bran & nutrition stripped
TraceabilityPack to farmer to fieldWarehouse-level at best
From Farm to Table

Our Four-Step Process

No middleman. No mystery. Every grain in your pack has walked four clean steps from the Terai field to your kitchen.

01

Sourcing at Origin

We partner directly with FPOs and smallholder farmers across Siddharthnagar and Gorakhpur — paying premium for verified heritage paddy.

02

Scientific Milling

Low-heat processing in mills near the fields preserves the natural aroma, oils, and micronutrients that high-temperature milling destroys.

03

Sustainable Packaging

Triple-layer oxygen-barrier vacuum pouches lock in freshness for 12 months. Women-led packaging clusters do the work.

04

Direct Distribution

Delivered through e-commerce, Q-commerce, and modern retail — ensuring authenticity from soil to plate.

What early buyers say

Real Plates, Real Words

Pre-launch tasters — friends, neighbours, food writers in Delhi & Bengaluru.

★★★★★
The smell hit me before the lid came off. Reminded me of my grandmother's kitchen in Gorakhpur. Not seen Kalanamak this honest in years.
Anjali R.Delhi NCR · Early taster panel
★★★★★
Low GI rice that actually tastes like rice. We've switched our family's daily dal-chawal to this. The 5 kg bundle disappears in three weeks.
Dr. Mahesh K.Bengaluru · Family of four
★★★★★
I cook biryani for a living. This rice holds its shape, doesn't break, and the aroma is unforced. Gave my last bag to a chef friend in Mumbai.
Imran S.Lucknow · Home chef
A note from the founder

Why we're doing this.

I grew up in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. The first rice I ever ate was Kalanamak — short, dark, fragrant — from a sack my grandfather bought straight from a neighbour's field.

Twenty years later, in a Delhi supermarket aisle, I realised something quietly tragic. The Kalanamak my children were eating was not the rice I grew up with. The aroma was faint. The grain was longer. The label said "Premium Aromatic." The origin said nothing at all.

That is when TeraiFarms began. Not as a brand. As a correction.

We pay farmers a premium so they choose heritage over yield. We mill near the fields so the oils don't burn off in transit. We vacuum-seal at source so the aroma reaches your kitchen — not just our warehouse.

Every pack you order pays a real farmer in Siddharthnagar a fair price. Restores a piece of a 2,600-year-old story. And votes — quietly, decisively — for food that tells the truth about where it came from.

— Rajeev Pandey
Founder, TeraiFarms · Founder ThinkPivot.ai · Co-founder The Funnel Story
The firm behind the brand

About Uttar Pradesh Agro Heritage

TeraiFarms is the consumer brand of Uttar Pradesh Agro Heritage — a registered partnership firm based in Gorakhpur, Eastern Uttar Pradesh.

Founded by Rajeev Pandey and Neelam Devi, the firm exists for one purpose: to revive India's GI-tagged heritage grains through direct-to-consumer channels — starting with Kalanamak rice from the Terai belt.

Every order you place is invoiced by the partnership, GST-compliant, FSSAI registered, and traceable to the source farmer. This isn't a re-seller marketplace. This is one firm, one belt, one grain — done right.

Neelam Devi, Co-founder of TeraiFarms
Neelam Devi Co-founder & Partner · Uttar Pradesh Agro Heritage

Legal Entity

Uttar Pradesh Agro Heritage
Registered Partnership Firm

Founders & Partners

Rajeev Kumar Pandey · Neelam Devi

Registered Office

Town Area Ward No. 5, Unwal Bazar,
Kasba Sangrampur, Khajni Tahsil,
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh 273406

Customer Helpline

hello@teraifarms.in · +91 6386 438 966

FSSAI Licensed
FSSAI Reg. No. 22726270000075
GST
GSTIN 09AAIFU8266E1ZQ
Our promise

Honest Logistics

If something feels off about your pack, you don't fill a form. You message us. We make it right.

Fast Pan-India Delivery

Delhi NCR & Bengaluru: 1–3 days. Rest of India: 3–7 days via reputed couriers.

Free Above ₹999

3 kg or more ships free. Below that, a flat ₹79 covers the courier.

Source Traceable

Every pack lists the FPO and village. If you want a name and number, ask — we'll send it.

Quality Guaranteed

If a pack arrives damaged or off-aroma, message us within 7 days. Free replacement, no questions.

Common questions

Asked & Answered

What is Kalanamak rice?
Kalanamak is a small-grain, naturally aromatic heritage rice from the Terai belt of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. The name comes from its jet-black husk ("kala" = black, "namak" = salt-like husk). It carries GI (Geographical Indication) tag protection and is historically associated with the Buddha-era civilisation around Kapilavastu — said to have been gifted by Buddha to his birthplace, Lumbini. It is prized for its aroma, naturally low glycaemic index (49–52), high protein content (~11%), and rich iron.
Where can I buy authentic Kalanamak rice online in India?
Direct from TeraiFarms at teraifarms.com or via WhatsApp at +91 6386 438 966. We are FSSAI registered (No. 22726270000075), GST compliant, and ship pan-India with priority dispatch to Delhi NCR and Bengaluru.
Is TeraiFarms FSSAI registered and GST compliant?
Yes. TeraiFarms is the brand of Uttar Pradesh Agro Heritage, a registered partnership firm. FSSAI Registration No. 22726270000075 issued by the Department of Food Safety and Drug Administration, Government of Uttar Pradesh. GSTIN 09AAIFU8266E1ZQ. Registered office: Town Area Ward No. 5, Unwal Bazar, Kasba Sangrampur, Khajni Tahsil, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh 273406.
What makes TeraiFarms Kalanamak different from the Kalanamak I see online?
Most Kalanamak sold online doesn't come from the GI-protected Terai belt and isn't traceable beyond a warehouse. Ours is single-origin (Siddharthnagar & Gorakhpur), low-heat milled near the fields to preserve aroma and micronutrients, vacuum-sealed in triple-layer pouches, and traceable to the farmer.
Is Kalanamak rice good for diabetes?
Kalanamak has a low glycaemic index (49–52) — under the 55 threshold considered low-GI, and noticeably lower than typical white basmati (~58) or Sona Masuri (~72). It's also higher in protein (~11%) and iron than common polished rice. We share this as a nutritional profile, not a medical claim — please consult your doctor for diabetic dietary guidance.
Is Kalanamak rice gluten-free?
Yes. Like all rice varieties, Kalanamak is naturally gluten-free. Suitable for gluten-sensitive diets. If you have severe gluten allergies (e.g., celiac disease), please confirm with your dietitian.
Who founded TeraiFarms?
TeraiFarms was founded in 2026 by Rajeev Pandey (also Founder of ThinkPivot.ai and Co-founder of The Funnel Story) along with co-partner Neelam Devi. The legal entity is Uttar Pradesh Agro Heritage, a registered partnership firm based in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.
How is Kalanamak different from Chinese black rice / forbidden rice?
They are entirely different varieties. Kalanamak has a black husk but the grain itself, once husked and cooked, is white-to-pale-golden. Chinese "forbidden rice" is a whole-grain black-pigmented rice with very different flavour, texture, and origin. Kalanamak is also far more aromatic.
Why only 1 kg packs? I want 5 or 10 kg.
We launch with 1 kg vacuum-sealed packs because freshness is guaranteed on every unit and new customers can try without commitment. 3 / 5 / 10 kg bundles ship as multiple 1 kg packs. For 25 kg+ or custom packaging, use the "Talk to Us" button.
Where do you ship and how long does delivery take?
Pan-India. Delhi NCR & Bengaluru get priority dispatch in 1–3 days. Rest of India in 3–7 days via reputed couriers. Free shipping above ₹999, flat ₹79 below that.
How do I cook Kalanamak rice?
See our interactive cook stepper above — soak 20–30 min, 1:2 rice-to-water ratio, low flame 12–15 min, rest 5 min. Don't over-rinse, you'll wash away the aroma. In a pressure cooker, one whistle is enough.
How long does the rice stay fresh?
12 months from pack date in our triple-layer oxygen-barrier vacuum pouch, stored in a cool dry place. Once opened, transfer to an airtight container and use within 60 days for peak aroma.
Do you offer wholesale or restaurant supply?
Yes — for HoReCa, gifting, weddings, and 25 kg+ orders we arrange custom packaging and per-kg pricing. WhatsApp +91 6386 438 966 or email connect@teraifarms.in.
How do I contact customer support?
Helpline email: hello@teraifarms.in (for order help, returns, delivery questions)
General inquiries: connect@teraifarms.in (for wholesale, partnerships, press)
WhatsApp / Phone: +91 6386 438 966
Or tap the WhatsApp button anywhere on this page — we reply Mon–Sat, 10am–7pm IST.

A small choice. A grain saved.

One pack pays a real Terai farmer a fair price. Restores a piece of a 2,600-year-old grain. And puts honest food on your child's plate. That's it. That's the whole story.

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Citations & sources

Where Our Claims Come From

Every nutrition and agronomy number on this page is traceable to a published source. Listed below.

[1] Kalanamak nutritional profileICAR–National Rice Research Institute (Cuttack) & ICAR–Indian Institute of Seed Science studies on Kalanamak phytochemistry — documenting elevated iron, zinc, and protein content vs polished aromatic varieties. Also: Singh & Singh, "Kalanamak rice — heritage and revival of an aromatic landrace," Indian Farming, 2019.
Cited claim: protein ~11%, iron ~3.1 mg/100 g
[2] Other rice variety nutritionNational Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN), Indian Food Composition Tables (IFCT) 2017 — protein and iron values for white basmati, brown rice, and Sona Masuri.
Cited claim: comparison values for Basmati, Brown, Sona Masuri
[3] Glycaemic Index valuesInternational Tables of Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load Values, 2008 & 2021 updates (Atkinson, Foster-Powell, Brand-Miller). Kalanamak GI from peer-reviewed analyses of low-amylose pigmented rices.
Cited claim: GI 49–52 (Kalanamak); 55 (brown); 58 (basmati); 72 (Sona Masuri)
[4] GI Tag & regulatory registrationGeographical Indications Registry, Government of India — Kalanamak rice GI registration (Application No. 213, granted to Uttar Pradesh). 11 protected districts in the Terai belt. FSSAI Registration No. 22726270000075. GSTIN 09AAIFU8266E1ZQ.
Cited claim: "GI-tagged Authenticity", FSSAI/GST status
Health & medical disclaimer: Nutritional and glycaemic information shared on this page is descriptive — drawn from published agronomic and nutritional research on Kalanamak rice and comparator varieties. It is not medical advice and should not be interpreted as a treatment, cure, or prevention claim for any condition including diabetes, anaemia, or metabolic disorders. Individual dietary needs vary. Please consult a qualified medical practitioner or registered dietitian before making changes to your diet.