1) Cooking technique 1) Precooking 
Parboiling (or leaching) is the partial boiling of food as the first step in cooking. The word is often used when referring to parboiled rice. Parboiling can also be used for removing poisonous or foul-tasting substances from foodstuffs, and to soften vegetables before roasting them. ==Basic technique== The food items are added to boiling water an...
• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Parboil
Boiling foods until partially cooked.
Hydrothermal treatment of paddy before milling. Includes soaking, treating with heat and re-drying.