Recipes · Indian · Side Dishes
Pakhala (Odia Fermented Rice)
One serving has 293 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (51%), selenium (29%), thiamin (28%), folate (27%) and niacin (20%). Ready in 495 minutes.

- Preparation: 480 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (371 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: mustard
Ingredients
- 180 g Rice, white, long-grain, cooked
- 150 g Water
- 1 g Mustard seeds
- 1 g Chilies, dried red
- 3 g Ginger, fresh
- 30 g Cucumber, raw
- 1.3 g Salt
- 5 g Vegetable oil
Method
- Cover the cooked rice with the water in a bowl and leave at room temperature overnight (about 8 hours) to ferment lightly and turn pleasantly tangy.
- Heat the oil in a small pan and fry the mustard seeds and dried chili over medium heat until the seeds pop.
- Stir the tempering and the grated ginger into the fermented rice and its liquid, and add the salt.
- Serve chilled or at room temperature, topped with the sliced cucumber.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 293 kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 53.3 g | |
| Water | 304 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.3 g | 5% |
| Protein | 5.5 g | 11% |
| Tryptophan | 0.06 g | |
| Threonine | 0.19 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.23 g | |
| Leucine | 0.44 g | |
| Lysine | 0.21 g | |
| Methionine | 0.12 g | |
| Cystine | 0.11 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.28 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.18 g | |
| Valine | 0.32 g | |
| Histidine | 0.13 g | |
| Fat | 6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 1.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 3.1 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.7 g | |
| Saturated | 0.95 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.03 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 31.2 mg | 3% |
| Copper | 0.17 mg | 19% |
| Iron | 2.4 mg | 13% |
| Magnesium | 32.9 mg | 11% |
| Manganese | 0.91 mg | 51% |
| Phosphorus | 95.5 mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 146 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 15.7 µg | 29% |
| Sodium | 514 mg | |
| Zinc | 1 mg | 13% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.31 mg | 28% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.05 mg | 5% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.8 mg | 20% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.8 mg | 16% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.2 mg | 15% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 109 µg | 27% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 8.5 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 14.8 µg | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1.4 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.58 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 15.3 µg | 17% |
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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