The present disclosure relates to a ready to cook rice composition and its process of preparation. The composition consists of 60 to 85 wt% processed rice grains uniformly coated with an oil based flavor mix, 5 to 10 wt% flavor mix and 10 to 25 wt% spice mix such that the moisture content of the composition is less than 10%. The composition of the present disclosure has a shelf life ranging from 8 months to 12 months.