parched rice flour
Flour made from rice that has been dry-roasted until lightly browned. Used in Japanese confectionery and traditional cooking.
Parched rice flour is often used in making Japanese sweets.
Standard kanji spelling for parched rice flour.
Alternate kanji spelling using 煎 instead of 炒; both mean 'roast' or 'parch'.
Irregular okurigana usage; the reading いりこ is not obvious from this spelling.
Compound of 炒り (iri, 'roasting', from verb 炒る iru) + 粉 (ko, 'flour'). The reading いりこ is a straightforward combination.