Boka Chaul

Boka chaul is a native rice of Assam that is well-known for its unique property of preparation by just soaking it in water at room temperature. It is a group name attributed to the entity product with whole rice kernels processed through parboiling the rice grains of a special kind of winter rice called Boka dhan or Boko Paddy. Cultivation practices highlighting the area and the produc tion of this class of winter rice (i.e., Boko dhan) are endemic to the Lower Brahmaputra Valley Zone of Assam.