The Process Of Making Parboiled Rice

Everyone in the country knows what white rice or a brown rice is. However the awareness about parboiled rice is very limited. So it often happens that you are asked about what is parboiled rice when you tell someone that you consume this third of the many breeds of Rice. In simple terms, Parboiled Rice means the type of rice which is partially boiled. But boiled where? The grain is simmered in the husk.

Since the process of parboiling involves three major steps which are soaking, steaming, and drying, the other name of the grain is ‘soaking rice’. As mentioned, the first and foremost process involves drenching of the grain. The act is carried out by transferring the rice into the soaking tank, setting the machine temperature at 20-30 degree Celsius and leaving the grain for 36-48 hours as per the need of the situation. Once the drenching part is done, the rice is then shifted for steaming process which requires heating up the grain for making the grain harder. The procedure isn’t much time consuming as it depends on the manufacturer what kind of grain color he or she wants to attain considering the higher the heating temperature, the lesser the processing time. Although, steaming at high temperature increases the chances of grain getting darker in color.

The final act involves drying the grain. It must be noted that withering the grain in huge quantity isn’t easy. Especially in the case when the rice are parboiled. So, the grains are sun-baked with the help of a large number of workers who have to work actively and are required to timely turn and mix the rice. Approximately 20-40% of moisture gets reduced in the initial stage of drying while the remaining percentage later.

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