A Comparative Study of Tikhur Traditional and Partial Mechanical Processing and Cost Economics

The edible rhizome rich in powder content is processed to obtain tikhur flour which is cooked in different forms and preparations and consumed in many parts of India. The traditional way of tikhur powder extraction or processing leads to a very high loss of powder along with huge time and labour requirement. In the developed partial mechanical method of processing, all the process is similar to that of traditional method except the size reduction of rhizomes and drying. By this method 300 to 400 kg of rhizomes could be handled in a day and it also saves Rs. 30per kg.