CONVENIENCE AND HEALTH FOODS 3 (1+2)

Lesson 3 : Cereal Based Traditional Convenience Foods And Snacks

Canned convenience foods

Traditional Indian foods like upama, halwa, paratha, subji, dal curries, idli, kheer, pulav and pea paneer curry are thermally processed in cans for supply to troops.

• The products have a shelf life of one year.
• Since lengthy heating is needed for heat penetration the sensory quality of foods and nutritive value are affected.
• Idli’s can be canned with sambar, if individual idli is coated with fried bengal gram powder it can be stored for a six months period.

The breakfast cereals are dealt separately in the subsequent chapter.