eli5- How does instant food (that says to just add boiling water) cook?

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Today i picked up an indian rice type snack from the supermarket called poha (i live in india btw) and you just need to add boiling water and leave it aside for just 3 minutes. How does this cook? Like ik the pressure and steam all help but is this already cooked halfway and if i eat raw what will happen etc. ?

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Shocker: all instant noodles are pre cooked and dehydrated, including India’s favorite Maggi noodles, which are pre fried.

All you do when you add hot water is reconstitute moisture.

So if you eat them raw they simply won’t taste good but otherwise would be the same as the “cooked” product

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