bycombination of high levels of air temperature and microwavepower, on rehydration kinetics and colour of instant rice wereinvestigated. Our goal was to find the optimum drying methodin the drying of instant rice with respect to rehydration char-acteristic, edible quality, colour and drying period. To achievethis goal, the following specific objectives were selected:i. Evaluate the efficacy of microwave, air and combinedmicrowave-hot air drying technique for instant rice.ii. Investigate the effect of microwave power and air temper-ature on drying and rehydration kinetics of instant rice.iii. Examine the changes in the colour values of the productafter drying.iv. Estimate optimal drying conditions with respect toprocessing time and quality.