Gitanjali Behera

Comparative Evaluation of Soaking Characteristics of Chickpea using Ambient water, Hot water and Microwave-assisted Heating

Gitanjali Behera, Mitali Madhumita, Nayan Kumar Meher, Malay Ranjan Das & Sarthak Pradhan · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2021

Aims: Soaking followed by cooking is the main aspect of chickpea processing which reduces the time consumption in the cooking process for achieving the desired cooking texture and nutritional qualities. But soaking chickpea in ambient water is very time-consuming. Therefore, the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2021/v27i630400

Effect of Hot Air, Microwave and Freeze Drying on Drying Characteristics of Button Mushroom Slices (Agaricus bisporus)

Mitali Madhumita, Gitanjali Behera, Ashutosh Nanda, Pabitra Kumar Das, Suvendu Pradhan & Anuradha Sarkar · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2021

Aims: Button mushrooms, rich in vitamins and minerals, are very highly perishable and therefore, it has been very necessary to develop a value-added product. The aim of the research work is to study the effects of blanching on air-dried, microwave oven dried, and freeze dried mus...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2021/v27i730411