Pandan leaves
@allknowing (153539)
India
July 23, 2025 9:34pm CST
Pandan leaves also known as biryani leaves are used by some to give ordinary rice that exotic flavour only basmati rice provides
Basmati rice is expensive but the pandan leaves when added while making biryani gives the biryani that exotic smell when ordinary rice is used, and the guests feel gratified.
I think that is cheating
What say?
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@allknowing (153539)
• India
24 Jul
I use basmati rice only for making pullao. For every day use I use boiled rice
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@allknowing (153539)
• India
24 Jul
@LadyDuck I prefer boiled rice which I pressure cook
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@LadyDuck (483401)
• Italy
24 Jul
@allknowing I usually serve basmati rice when I prepare Indian dishes and I steam the rice.
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@DaddyEvil (159626)
• United States
24 Jul
I don't eat rice so it doesn't matter what it tastes like. 
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@allknowing (153539)
• India
24 Jul
You are missing something yourg man, specially that sweet pullao that I make using basmati rice
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@allknowing (153539)
• India
24 Jul
@DaddyEvil Were you like this even as a kid?
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@DaddyEvil (159626)
• United States
24 Jul
@allknowing No, I'm not missing anything. I'd throw up if I knew I was eating something with rice in it.
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@LeaPea2417 (38402)
• Toccoa, Georgia
24 Jul
This is the first time I have heard of Pandan Leaves. Interesting
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@garymarsh6 (23823)
• United Kingdom
24 Jul
We only ever use Basmati rice but when my wife cooks it l cannot stabd the smell of it. I usually ask her to make it when I am not home.
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@allknowing (153539)
• India
24 Jul
Not many would want to stay from that lovely smell
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@allknowing (153539)
• India
24 Jul
@garymarsh6 We have choices. I just said that not many would detest the smell of basmati rice.
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@garymarsh6 (23823)
• United Kingdom
24 Jul
@allknowing Don't you believe that! I hate the smell of Jeera & coriander although bizarrely l like the smell of Madras curry which she does not like! I prefer Thai red curry myself with lemon grass & red chilli.
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@pitsipeahie (5423)
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24 Jul
We have Pandan growing in a pot and yes, we put it in the rice while cooking. Gives that nice aroma.
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@allknowing (153539)
• India
24 Jul
That is exactly what I have said in my post Giving the impression that you are cooking using that expensive rice
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@pitsipeahie (5423)
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24 Jul
@allknowing Wow, I was just sharing- meaning whatever kind of rice expensive or not, we add pandan simply because we like it — not to pass it off as some five-star rice. But sure, let’s overthink boiled rice lol
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@allknowing (153539)
• India
24 Jul
@pitsipeahie You will have to use white rice and then put a couple of pandan leaves to get the basmati effect, Boiled rice will not pass as basmati rice
@arunima25 (92311)
• Bangalore, India
24 Jul
I read your earlier post sometimes back also mentioning about the same. Now that you have posted the picture, I have this kind of leaves in my garden. How to make sure that it is pandan leaves?
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@allknowing (153539)
• India
24 Jul
You can crush a leaf and you will get the basmati rice smell
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@arunima25 (92311)
• Bangalore, India
24 Jul
@allknowing Oh! I see. I will check
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@rsa101 (40191)
• Philippines
24 Jul
I am more familiar with pandan leaves but now i know what biryani now means. The aroma of the leaves when it is mixed with rice when cooking can give a different flavor to rice. They are like the jasmine rice aroma. I am not sure what is basmati is in our place.
@rsa101 (40191)
• Philippines
24 Jul
@allknowing I am not sure if we have an equivalent term for basmati. I am sure there is an equivalent one.
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@allknowing (153539)
• India
24 Jul
@rsa101 May be if you did a search you may find it
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@allknowing (153539)
• India
24 Jul
I know the smell of pandan leaves and yes jasmine rice and basmati rice smell the same.
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@allknowing (153539)
• India
24 Jul
Most like the smell of basmati rice and pandan leaves provide that smell
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@Traceyjayne (5243)
• United Kingdom
24 Jul
If it works it works ……I have not heard of it before so for me it was something to learn about.
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