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All Asians do AFAIK. Also, Indians (and perhaps a lot of south-asians) cook a lot with (ground/) parboiled rice.
by devnonymous 7y ago
All Asians do AFAIK. Also, Indians (and perhaps a lot of south-asians) cook a lot with (ground/) parboiled rice.
- GordonS 7y agoAt least in India, I believe this is generally done to help wash out any grit - the same process is used for lentils too.
- oska 7y agoNot so necessary now, with most rice and lentils (including in India) being passed through a sortex machine. [1] [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUFe1et8qu8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUFe1et8qu8
- selimthegrim 7y agoDo you mean poha?
- sfifs 7y agoThere's "raw" rice and there's parboiled rice. Parboiled rice is more nutritious. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parboiled_rice https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parboiled_rice Poha is flattened or beaten rice. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flattened_rice https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flattened_rice
- chipperyman573 7y agoIn the article about parboiled rice, it says that it's often called "easy-cook rice". Does this mean minute rice is better for you than regular rice?
- wolco 7y agoCould be less of one poison type depending on source but not healthier.
- devnonymous 7y agoNo, I meant rice that is usually preferred to made dosa/appam/idli batter.