KUALA LUMPUR: In the first case of its kind, a Malaysian company lost its bid to retain exclusive rights to use the word “Ponni” for a variant of rice as the company’s trade mark.

Usually ponni rice is used for curd rice, so take some boiled rice in a flat bowl, and add some curd. Chop ginger, chop some green chillies, and add them to the rice and curd. Now add some grated ...