Indian Food Recipe: Curd rice

 By Nandini Bhushan*

The cuisine from the five southern states of India — Tamil Naidu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is grouped together as the South Indian cuisine. This cuisine offers a wide range of vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian delicacies that is sure to delight one’s taste bud. Let us explore the mouth-watering dishes from the Southern Indian states to experience the essence of each of these states.

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Curd rice

Healthy and cooling to the palate, curd rice is a must-have dish in a south Indian household that requires less effort and time to cook. This ultimate comfort food is prepared with rice and curd and tempered with a couple of aromatic spices. Curd rice tastes best if served chilled along with papad and pickle.

Ingredients

Rice: 2 cup cooked

Curd: 1 cup

Grated ginger: ½ tsp

Mustard seed: 1 tsp

Cumin seed: ½ tsp

Curry leaves: 6

Broken red chilli: 2

Urad dal: ½ tsp

Salt as per taste

Ghee: 2 tsp

Step 1

Cook the rice in a pressure cooker with a mushy texture. Let it cool and come down to room temperature.

Step 2

Mix the curd with the cooked rice. Add 2 tsp of milk and combine them all together. Set it aside.

Step 3

Heat ghee in a small pan. Once hot add the mustard seed and cumin seed and let them splutter.

Step 4

Next add the urad dal and saute until golden brown. Add the broken green chillies, curry leaves and grated ginger and saute for about half a minute.

Step 5

Turn off the heat and let the tampering cool down.

Step 6

Pour the tempering mixture over the curd rice and mix well. Serve it chilled.