Recipes · Bangladeshi · Breakfast

Panta Bhat (Bangladeshi Fermented Rice)

One serving has 313 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (54%), thiamin (31%), folate (30%), selenium (27%) and niacin (21%). Ready in 480 minutes.

Panta Bhat (Bangladeshi Fermented Rice)
Photo: Tahmid Munaz from Dhaka, Bangladesh, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 480 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (380 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
  • Contains: mustard

Ingredients

  • 200 g Rice, white, long-grain, cooked
  • 150 g Water
  • 20 g Onions, raw
  • 3 g Chili peppers, green, raw
  • 5 g Mustard oil
  • 1.5 g Salt

Method

  1. Place the cooked rice in a bowl and pour over the water so it is fully submerged.
  2. Cover loosely and leave at room temperature overnight (about 8 hours) until the rice smells lightly tangy from natural fermentation.
  3. Finely chop the onion and green chili.
  4. Serve the rice in its soaking water, topped with the raw onion, chili, a drizzle of mustard oil and the salt.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy313 kcal15%
Carbohydrates58.5 g
Water307 mL
Fiber1.2 g4%
Protein5.7 g12%
Tryptophan0.07 g
Threonine0.2 g
Isoleucine0.24 g
Leucine0.45 g
Lysine0.2 g
Methionine0.13 g
Cystine0.11 g
Phenylalanine0.29 g
Tyrosine0.18 g
Valine0.33 g
Histidine0.13 g
Fat5.6 g
Monounsaturated3.1 g
Polyunsaturated1.2 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.9 g
Saturated0.74 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Calcium30 mg3%
Copper0.17 mg19%
Iron2.5 mg14%
Magnesium28.3 mg9%
Manganese0.98 mg54%
Phosphorus93.2 mg13%
Potassium110 mg2%
Selenium15.1 µg27%
Sodium590 mg
Zinc1 mg13%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.34 mg31%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.03 mg3%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3 mg21%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.81 mg16%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.22 mg17%
Folate (vitamin B9)120 µg30%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0 µg0%
Choline5.8 mg1%
Vitamin A1.8 µg0%
Vitamin C8.8 mg12%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E0.1 mg1%
Vitamin K0.51 µg1%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.3 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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