FLATTENED RICE
( POHA )

FLATTENED RICE ( POHA )

Flattened rice is a sort of rice dish crafted from raw, toasted, or parboiled rice grains pounded into flat flakes. They are eaten as is, toasted, fried, or used as components or toppings for different dishes. Depending on their use, they may be crispy, crunchy, chewy, or gentle in texture with a mild nutty flavor. They are conventional to many rice-cultivating cultures in Southeast Asia and South Asia. It is likewise recognized variously as rice flakes, crushed rice, pounded rice, pressed rice[3] or chipped rice.

Flattened rice is thought in Cambodia as ambok. It is made via way of means of toasting newly-harvested rice on a wok, then pounding the heated rice with a big timber mortar and pestle till flat. The husks are then removed. Ambok performs a completely full-size position withinside the Cambodian Water Festival. They are generally eaten combined with bananas, palm sugar, and coconut water; or roasted collectively with small shrimp.