Dry heat cooking methods

 


Dry Heat  Cooking Methods

"Cooking method are transferring of heat to food during cooking by using conduction, convection and radiation heat. 

Topically there are 2 type of cooking methods which we know dry heat and moist heat but now days using many methods also. In this blog we will know about dry heat cooking methods and it's effect on food quality from nutritional  point of view. 




 Roasting

In this method, food is roasted in a heated tawa or frying pan without covering it. But roasting can be done with or without any medium of cooking. For the example- groundnut can be roasted with or without oil




Grilling/Broiling

Grilling or broiling refers to the cooking of food by exposing it to direct heat. In this method food is placed below or above or in between a red-hot surface. 




Toasting

In this method the food is kept between two heated elements to facilitate browning or roasting on both sides.Eg: Bread slices can be toasted.




Baking

Baking is the method by which food is cooked by hot air. Country ovens and modern ovens are used for baking.Eg: Bread, cake, biscuits and meat can be  for the example papads, corn, phulkas, chicken and fish.



Sautéing

It is a method of cooking or browning of food in a pan using a small quantity of butter, oil or ghee. Eg: Vegetables.


Frying

It is the process of cooking food in hot ghee or oil. Food can be cooked either by shallow frying or by deep frying . 




1 Shallow frying 

 It means frying in little oil.   For the example Omelette, cutlets.



2 Deep frying 

It means immersing food fully in hot ghee or oil. Eg: Samosa, chips, Poori.


After using these method nutritional value of food

Grilling and Broiling 

• B complex vitamins may be lost by using this method of cooking. 

Roasting and baking 

• Most vitamin losses are minimal except B vitamins 

Sautéing 

•Cooking for a short time without water prevents loss of B vitamins.

Frying 

• Preserves vitamin B and vitamin C  Increases the amount of fibre in potatoes.



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