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11
Jul
Plain White Rice/ Boiled Rice Rice is boiled in water and is by far the most common way rice is consumed in India. Photo Courtesy:
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11
Jul
Rice flakes (/Poha/Chura/Atkulu /Aval)Rice is parboiled, flattened and dried. It can then be eaten as a breakfast cereal or an Photo Courtesy:
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Jul
Puffed rice (Murmura/Marmara)Rice is soaked in salt water, drained and mixed in with hot sand, which puffs it up. This Sample Recipe :Jhal Muri (Puffed rice salad ) Take three handfuls of puffed rice. Mix in half a handful of crushed, roasted peanuts, three pinches of grated coconut, a chopped green chili, half a handful of chopped onion and a dash of oil. ( Bihar / Bengal /Orissa) Photo Courtesy:
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Jul
Rice Flour Rice is made into flour directly with raw rice or soaked rice is powdered depending on the Photo Courtesy:
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Jul
Seasoned rice flour:Raw rice is soaked in water for about 3 hours the water is drained and is spread on a cloth and dried for 3-4 hours. The dried rice is then ground to a fine powder. This powder could be directly used or stir fried on medium heat to be used as a base for a variety of region specific dishes. 12
Jul
Steamed flour (Puttu):Take half a cup of rice powder. Add four pinches of salt and half a cup of grated coconut.Mix in water if needed so that the flour holds its shape when you press it together, but falls apart easily. The flour is pressed gently in a mould and steamed for 3-5 minutes an idli cooker can be used. 12
Jul
Steamed Rice noodles (Nool Puttu / Idiappam):Boil two cups of water with a pinch of salt and a spoon of oil. Reduce flame and gradually stir in a cup of rice flour cooking for 2 minutes. Transfer it to a plate, cover with a wet cloth and knead while the dough is still hot. Make medium sized balls from this dough and steam for 5 minutes. Place in an extruder and extrude into fine strands. 12
Jul
Steamed rice dumplings: (Modak / Kozhukattai)These are also made from the dough of steamed rice flour, smaller sized balls of the dough are shaped into a cup and filled with (sweet/ spicy coconut paste), and steamed for 5 minutes. Modak in Maharashtra is especially made during Ganesh Puja/Vinayak Chaturti. 12
Jul
Rice Flatbread:Roti made with rice flour is common in Bihar and some regions of Kerala Sample Recipe: Ari Pathiri: Take a cup of rice flour. Mix two pinches of salt and around half a cup of boiling water. Let cool for a few minutes. While still warm, knead into a dough., roll into thin circles and cook both sides on a hot skillet. 12
Jul
Fermented Rice Dishes:Rice uncooked or parboiled is soaked and ground to a fine paste and soaked and ground black gram is added to it in the ratio of mostly 3:1 and this mixture is fermented for 6-8 hours which helps to improve its vitamin B and C content Tags:
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The method of cooking varies according to regional and cultural tastes. Some prefer it to be cooked soft, separated grains are liked by some and some like it to be sticky .In general to one cup of rice, two cups of water are added and is either pressure cooked or in an open vessel.
evening snack. These are processed as thin/thck/parched based on the regional preferences
crunchy snack can be eaten straight or mixed with various additives.
requirement of the recipe to be made. The rice flour is used in a variety of dishes and the method of cooking varies from fermentation, extrusion, steaming to direct cooking.