| 摘要 |
The invention concerns a process for the production of "no-cook" dehydrated rice which can be rehydrated and rendered palatable in a few minutes by the addition of boiling water thereto. The process comprises soaking parboiled rice, cooking it, drying it to a moisture content of 2 - 20% by weight, and puffing the rice at a temperature in the range 150 - 350.degree.C; In a preferred embodiment, the parboiled rice is soaked to a moisture content of about 50%, washed, drained allowed to stand for at least 1-2 hour, cooked in dry steam, washed, cooled, dried to a moisture content around 10%, allowed to stand for at least 1-2 hour, and pufffed in a stream of hot air for 13 - 20 seconds at 240 - 270.degree.C. |
