Basmati is a variety of white rice traditionally from the Indian subcontinent. Basmati rice is long, slender-grained and aromatic. This variety of rice is popular for its distinct aroma and unique flavour. Although commonly used to make different types of biryanis, there's a lot more that you can do with basmati rice than make biryani. Because of its size, aroma and taste basmati offers itself to a number of delicious Indian recipes. There are 191 calories in 1 cup of cooked basmati rice of which 3% is from fat, 85% is from carbs, and 12% is from protein. 100 grams of white basmati rice has Protein - 8.1 grams Carbohydrate - 77.1 grams Fat - 0.6 grams Fibre - 2.2 grams. Basmati rice contains thiamin and niacin, two B vitamins that are very valuable to our metabolism. Because basmati rice is high in calories it is also a good source of instant energy. The brown variant of basmati rice is also a good source of fibre.