**4. Coating methods/technology**

There are various methods used for the application of edible coting on the surface. For successful coating application food's surface property plays an important role. It helps to give an overall equal thickness of coating material. Typical methods for forming a coating include panning, fluidised-bed processing, spray coating and dipping [114].

The coating is done in four steps:


IV.Stabilisation of coating layer on food surface by heating, cooling, drying.

#### **4.1 Enrobing**

In enrobing, the product to be coated is dipped in an edible coating solution or molten lipid (**Figure 5**). After a particular period, the fresh and frozen product
