Beaten Rice Manufacturing Plant

Beaten rice is popularly known as ‘Chira” in Eastern and North Eastern States and as ‘Chirva’ in northern parts or as ‘Poha’ in M.P and Maharashtra. Beaten rice is nothing but rice that has been parboiled, rolled, flattened and then dried to produce flakes. It is prepared from rice and is at a low-cost wholesome food with good nutritional value. Rice flakes have no particular aroma and blend gentle taste. Depending on the method of preparation, they can be soft or crunchy. It is a staple breakfast diet especially in rural and semi urban regions. These flakes of rice swell when added to liquid, whether hot or cold, as they absorb water, milk or any other liquids. The thicknesses of these flakes vary between almost translucently thin (the more expensive varieties) to nearly four times thicker than a normal rice grain. It can be consumed in different ways by soaking raw in water, fried, with curd or milk and after cooking the soaked one. Its preparation can be made at short notice and is therefore popular convenient food item. Beaten rice can be produced anywhere in the North-East region of the country. This project profile is for setting up of a Beaten Rice unit, based on 300 working days per annum and 8 working hours per day.