The grains of basmati rice are longer than most other types of rice. Cooked grains of Basmati rice are characteristically free flowing rather than sticky, as with most long-grain rice. Cooked basmati rice can be uniquely identified by its fragrance. The grains of basmati rice are longer than most other types of rice. "Basmati," when literally translated in Hindi, means the queen of fragrance. Considered the world's best rice, it is exported all around the globe, something that has been happening for centuries now.