Morning Rice and Yogurt with Fresh Fruit

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Preparation info
  • Makes about 4 Cups ; Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid

Published 2005

  • About

Flattened rice, also known as rice flakes, is called chira or poha in northern India, aval in southern India. It’s rice that’s been cooked and then run through rollers and flattened into flakes. The flakes are a pale grayish white and fairly soft, rather than crisp. Sold in clear plastic bags, they keep well. Chira is very quick to reconstitute and requires no boiling, so it’s a godsend for cooks in very hot weather or in a big hurry.

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