Basmati (Hindi: बासमती, Urdu: باسمتی, Punjabi: ਬਾਸਮਤੀ, Bengali: বাসমতী, Tamil: பாஸ்மதி, Kannada: ಭಾಸ್ಮತಿ, Oriya: ବାସୁମତୀ, Telugu: బాస్మతి) is a variety of long grain rice grown in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, notable for its fragrance and delicate, nuanced flavour. Its name means "the fragrant one" in Sanskrit, but it can also mean "the soft rice". India is the largest cultivator, consumer and exporter of this rice; it is primarily grown through paddy field farming in the Punjab region.

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, unlike most other kinds of long-grain rice. Cooked basmati rice can be uniquely identified by its fragrance. In addition to normal (white) Basmati rice, brown basmati is available, although uncommon.

Basmati rice sells at a higher price than other varieties,and basmati is often adulterated with inferior types and sold with the basmati name and price.

Basmati rice has a typical pandan-like (Pandanus fascicularis leaf) flavour caused by the aroma compound 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline. Basmati rice is often used for cooking Biryani, Pulao and sometimes Kheer.