Asian Journal Of Dairy and Food Research

PROCESS OPTIMIZATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INSTANT PIGEON-PEA (CAJANUS CAJAN L.) DAL USING SODIUM CARBONATE PRETREATMENT

Article Id: ARCC715 | Page : 191 - 194
Citation :- PROCESS OPTIMIZATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INSTANT PIGEON-PEA (CAJANUS CAJAN L.) DAL USING SODIUM CARBONATE PRETREATMENT.Asian Journal Of Dairy and Food Research.2012.(31):191 - 194
L.K. Nayak* and D.V.K. Samuel laxmikanta8495@rediffmail.com
Address : Division of Agricultural Engineering, Indian Agricultural research Institute, New Delhi -1100 12, India

Abstract

Dal is prepared by cooking the split pulses in boiling water and subsequently seasoning with oil, salt and spices. Small quantity of pulses is also used for preparing fried dal, noodles and roasted and puffed snacks, sodium carbonate was used in the soaking treatment for preparation of instant pigeon-pea dal. The combination of three factors, salt concentration (0.5 – 1.0%), cooking time (8–12 min.) and flaking thickness (0.5 – 1.0 mm) were used. Four sensory parameters; colour, odour, taste and overall acceptability and two reconstitution time and rehydration ratio were evaluated. A combination of salt concentration of 1.0%, cooking time of 10 min. and flaking thickness of 1.0 mm were found to be the optimum combination for the developed product.

Keywords

Reconstitution time Rehydration ratio Flaking Pigeonpea Instant dal.

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