https://www.simplyrecipes.com/your-guide-to-rice-varieties-5209601

Basmati


India / Pakistan - fluffy, aromatic, cooked with a bit of salt and fat (ghee), 3:2 ratio of water

Jasmine


SE Asia - Thailand and Cambodia

Long grain with floral scent

best steamed

1 3/4 water to 1 rice

Long grain


most common in US supermarkets

2:3 ratio

carribean rice disehs

Brown