Monday 23 March 2009

Ponni raw rice/Ponni Boiled rice/Parboiled rice/Idly rice


PONNI RICE VARIETIES:

1. Raw rice
2. Boiled rice,Parboiled rice

PONNI RAW RICE

Ponni raw rice or Pacharusi(In Tamil) or Sona masoori.This rice is used by South Indians for preparing variety rice like tomato rice,Mint rice,Mushroom rice


PONNI BOILED RICE:

Ponni boiled rice is used by South Indians for everyday cooking as it goes well with curry's.

PONNI PARBOILED RICE/IDLY RICE:

1) Used for making Idly/Dosa batter.
2)Parboiled(simply called Boiled) rice is larger than the raw rice in shape. It’s steamed before it's husked, a process that causes the grains to absorb many of the nutrients from the husk.

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