Saturday, May 7, 2011

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1190639/chocolate-and-frangelico-madeleines
http://www.health-heart.org/goodfood.htm
http://www.catcancook.com/awesome-banana-muffin-recipe/
http://www.catcancook.com/awesome-carrot-cake-recipe/
http://www.catcancook.com/easy-pumpkin-muffin-recipe/
http://www.catcancook.com/pumpkin-oatmeal-cookies-recipe/
http://www.catcancook.com/spiced-hot-chocolate/
http://www.catcancook.com/brownie-recipe/
http://www.catcancook.com/garlic-roasted-potatoes/
http://www.catcancook.com/mango-salad-recipe/

Monday, June 15, 2009

Parboiled Rice

Parboiled rice is "par"-tially "boiled" (i.e. partially cooked rice). In other words parboiling means precooking of rice within the husk. Paddy is first hydrated, then heated to cook the rice and finally dried

Parboiled rice is ricethat has been boiled in the husk. Parboiling makes rice easier to process by hand, improves its nutritional profile, and changes its texture.

Parboiling rice drives nutrients, especially thiamine, from the bran into the grain, so that parboiled white rice is 80% nutritionally similar to brown rice.

The starches in parboiled rice become gelatinized, making it harder and glassier than other rice. Parboiled rice takes less time to cook, and the cooked rice is firmer and less sticky. In North America, parboiled rice is generally partially or fully precooked by the processor.

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Idli

Idli is a breakfast from tamil nadu.It is balanced and fermentation increases vitamin b content and easy digestion.Idlis can be eaten with dal sambhar,coconut or vegetable chutneys.
Ingredients:

  1. Parboiled rice 2cup
  2. Urad dal 1/2cup
  3. Salt 13/4tsp

Method:

Soak rice and urad dal seperately for 2 hours.

Grind seperatelely till smooth.

Add salt and mix thoroughly.Leave to ferment overnight(appx 8hours)

Now the batter is ready for making idlis.

Grease idli plates and fill the batter .

Steam for 10 minutes.

Remove and serve with sambhar/chutney.