शीघ्रजन्म तथा सूप्यं निस्तुषं युक्तिभर्जितम्| मण्डपेयाविलेपीनामोदनस्य च लाघवम् ॥२६॥
Those which grow quickly, those which are removed of their husk, those that are properly fried are also easy to digest. KRITANNNA VARGA- (GROUP OF PREPARED FOODS) Manda, peya, vilepi and odana are preparations of rice or other grains cooked in water. Manda - The thin fluid resembling water, drained out immediately after boiling is known as manda; Peya – slightly thicker to manda but still only liquid is peya; Vilepi – the next stage with more of solid grain and less of fluid is called vilepi and Odana – the last stage which is solid without fluid portion is known as odana