Convenience and Health Foods

CONVENIENCE AND HEALTH FOODS 3 (1+2)

Lesson 7 : Pulse Based Convenience Foods

Fried product of pulses

Fried ready to eat products of legumes are classified into

1. Dough based
2. Batter based
3. Assorted fried
4. Miscellaneous

Dough based

1. Deep fried (long shelf life)-Chakkli, Ganthia, papdi, Kodbele

2. Pan fried(Short shelf life)-Thalipattu

3. Rolled, dried and preserved –Papads of different dhals

Batter type-Short shelf life- Dosa, vadas, bhajis

Assorted whole legumes- Whole fried dhals, dhal motes, seasoning.

Miscellaneous-Dried preserved and fried when needed –Sandiges and wadians

Fried products are made from flours of bengal gram, black gram & rice. Frying not only aids in cooking but also destroys anti nutritional factors.