Healing Grain · Village Gauri, Siddharthnagar
Healing Grain — Original Kala Namak Rice from Siddharthnagar
काला नमक चावल (कालानमक) · सिद्धार्थनगर, उत्तर प्रदेश
Kala Namak (also written Kalanamak, and sometimes called Buddha rice) is a traditional, non-hybrid, long-duration (160–180 day) aromatic rice native to Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh, now disappearing as farmers shift to hybrid varieties. Healing Grain exists to save it, growing it on the Pathak family’s own land beside the equally threatened Gauri–Rapti wetland, and selling small seasonal batches to households across India.
Healing Grain is a slow farming initiative rooted in Village Gauri, Siddharthnagar, where traditional
G.I.-tagged Kala Namak rice
grows beside the Gauri–Rapti wetland, one of eastern Uttar Pradesh’s last living floodplain landscapes.
Small harvest batches · Direct from Siddharthnagar
Original Kala Namak Rice
Native long-duration rice grown slowly in the wetland belt of eastern Uttar Pradesh, minimally processed to preserve its natural aroma and character.
Last season’s stock is sold out. This year’s crop is growing toward a harvest expected around January 2027.
See the Next Harvest and Price
Take your time. Understand the grain, and choose only if it feels right.
What customers say
5.0 out of 5 from 42 Google reviews
“Rice is so nice, packaging is best, delivery is so fast, owner is so humble. I ordered this in Chandigarh — definitely says rice is so nice.”
“What stood out was my experience with the owner — decent, down-to-earth, genuinely passionate about what he offers. That kind of authenticity adds a lot of trust to the product.”
Before you buy Kala Namak rice
It helps to understand its real story: its origin in Siddharthnagar, the difference between traditional and hybrid varieties, and how to recognise authentic grain.
Read the Complete Kala Namak Rice Guide
Also see our guide to traditional grains from this region.
What Is Healing Grain
Healing Grain is not a company in a hurry. It exists for one reason above all: to keep the native, long-duration Kala Namak rice variety from disappearing, and, alongside it, to protect the Gauri–Rapti wetland it has always grown beside, which is disappearing just as quietly.
Most of our work currently revolves around growing this native low-yield rice in Siddharthnagar using slower cultivation cycles and small seasonal batches, selling what we harvest so the effort, and the wetland conservation work alongside it, can keep going.
Over time, Healing Grain also hopes to evolve into a small rural experience space, where people can walk through fields, understand traditional grains, observe wetland ecology and reconnect with slower forms of living.
This didn’t start as a business plan. It started with a family, a village, and land nobody wanted to let go of.
The Land Around The Grain
Kala Namak rice has always grown beside water.
The Gauri–Rapti wetland, a floodplain landscape spread across nearly 1,000 acres, replenishes these soils every monsoon.
Sarus cranes nest here. Migratory birds pass through seasonally. Water rises and retreats with the rhythm of the year.
This is not scenery around the grain. It is part of why the grain became what it is.
Who This Is For
This is for the person who reads ingredient labels. Who asks where things come from. Who understands that a crop grown slowly, in real soil, beside living water, is not the same as one that merely looks identical.
Fair to the farmer. Fair to the consumer.
हर आदमी के अंदर एक गाँव होता है —
जो शहर नहीं होना चाहता।
Inside every person lives a village that quietly resists becoming a city.
Looking further ahead
Vision 2030
Over the next decade, we hope to grow this into something bigger than one family’s fields: village-led rice revival, a small processing unit, and a slow farmstay beside the wetland.
Common Questions
What is Kala Namak rice?
Kala Namak, also written Kalanamak and sometimes called Buddha rice, is a traditional aromatic rice of eastern Uttar Pradesh, with Siddharthnagar at its heart. It is known for its natural aroma and a soft, slightly sticky cooked texture.
Where does Healing Grain’s Kala Namak rice come from?
It is grown by the Pathak family on its own land at Village Gauri, Siddharthnagar, beside the Gauri–Rapti wetland.
Is Healing Grain’s Kala Namak rice a hybrid?
No. We grow the traditional long-duration crop from non-hybrid seed, with a crop cycle of around 160–180 days depending on growing conditions.
Is Kala Namak rice available now?
Not at the moment. Last season’s stock is sold out, and the next harvest is expected around January 2027, depending on crop and weather. You can tell us you are interested and we will keep you informed, with no payment and no commitment.
Do you deliver across India?
Yes, we deliver across India when stock is available.
Explore Further
- Kala Namak Rice: the next harvest, expected January 2027See the expected price and tell us if you would like to hear when it is ready.
- Complete Kala Namak Rice GuideOrigin, traditional versus hybrid, and how to recognise authentic grain.
- Our StoryWhy the Pathak family grows this rice.
- About Kala Namak Healing FarmsWho we are and how the farm works.
- Black Wheat (Atta, Dalia and Raw Grain)Small-batch black wheat from the same region.
- Traditional Grains GuideOur broader work around traditional grains.
- Vision 2030: Our Long-Term RoadmapWhere we hope to go over the next decade.