Question

What things are soaked before
cobking in your house? Why​

Answer 1

Answer:

Hint: The food prepared by cooking is easily digestible and becomes consumable. Some cooking processes like washing, cutting and soaking make the cooking items cook up faster and are hygienic. These practices ensure that the cooking has been done thoroughly and the nutrients are retained.

Complete answer:

The cooking of food is necessary as it makes the food easy to consume and digested by the digestive system. The process requires several steps so that the raw materials become cooked and are in consumable state. The processes prior to the actual cooking process are washing, cutting or breaking into smaller fragments or soaking. The soaking process involves the immersion of food stuff in water, especially the food stuff that is hard and brittle.

The important food stuffs that are soaked are leguminous seeds such as rajma, kidney bean, dry peas or chickpeas, pulses, rice and other cereals. The rice and other cereals are generally soaked for a few hours prior to cooking but the dry seeds and leguminous seeds are soaked overnight. During the process of soaking, the food stuffs are rinsed and finally allowed to remain in a water bath either for a few hours or overnight.