Product: Powa Rice Flakes Medium Brand: Heera Net Weight: 1kg

Rice grains pressed flat to increase water aborption and reduce cooking time. Cooks in minutes and is fantastic sweet or savoury. Think couscous but better!

PRE-COOKED FLAKED RICE: Natco Powa is produced from pre-cooked rice which is then pressed flat and dried

It is a type of makai pawa that is also known as Corn Pawa or Makai Ka Chivda. It is made with Corn Flakes, Peanuts, Curry Leaves, Cashew Nuts, Curry Leaves, Green Chillies, Turmeric Powder, Red Chilli Powder and Salt. You can even add a little Lemon Juice, if you like that tangy flavour in your pawa. Makai pawa or Makai poha is part of Indian Gujarati cuisine. It can also be referred to as corn or maize flakes, but unlike the breakfast cereal cornflakes, these are not ready to eat. Makai pawa is usually fried in hot oil so it puffs up, for consumption as a snack. It is an important ingredient of the farsan pawa.

Poha (flattened rice), also called beaten rice or Chiwda is dehusked rice flattened into flat light dry flakes. Poha or rice flakes swell when added to liquid, whether hot or cold. Thicknesses of these flakes vary between almost translucently thin (the more expensive varieties) to nearly four times thicker than a normal rice grain.

Rice flakes are prepared by flattening dehusked rice. This flattened rice or pressed rice makes for a light, healthy and delicious Indian snack and breakfast dish. Heera’s thick rice flakes can be prepared in a variety of ways - salted, with yoghurt, or pressed into cutlets or tikkis. It is quick to prepare and nutritious.