Curd rice is a popular dish fondly eaten among all South Indian states. This is a regular side dish which is served with the main course. In this dish curd and cooked rice are the two main ingredients. These are mixed together and slightly mashed before giving a tadka.
A tadka/ tempering with ghee and a few aromatics is poured over to make it more flavoursome. As the southern states face hot and humid climates most of the year, so curd rice is cool on the stomach and easy for digestion. This comfort food tastes best with condiments like pickles, chutney/pachdi, and papad/popedum
This simple dish is so divine that is given as prasadam or offerings in temples to the devotees
Course – Main Course/side dish
Cuisine – Indian (south India)
Prep Time – 5 Min
Cook Time – 10 Min
Total Time – 15 Min
Yield – 2 Servings
Author – Bharti Dhawan
MAIN INGREDIENTS
• Cooked rice – 1 bowl
• Thick fresh curd or fresh yogurt – 1 bowl
INGREDIENTS FOR TADKA/TEMPERING
• Ghee – 2 tsp
• Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
• Split urad dal (white) – 1 tsp
• Hing/asefotida – 1/2 tsp
• Methi/fenugreek seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Whole red chilies(chopped) – 2 nos.
• Curry leaves – 5-6
INGREDIENTS FOR GARNISH
• Cashew nuts(fried) – 5-6 nos
• Coconut shavings – 5-6 nos
• Crushed black pepper – 1/2 tsp
DIRECTIONS
1- Mash cooked rice slightly and mix well with curd or yogurt. When the mixing is done, prepare for Tadka/Tempering to enhance the taste
TADKA/TEMPERING THE CURD RICE
2- Heat ghee in a tadka pan and add mustard seeds. Allow them to splatter and add urad dal, methi seeds, heeng, red chilies, and curry leaves
3- Pour the tadka on curd rice and sprinkle crushed pepper. Garnish curd rice with the ingredients mentioned above like fried cashews and coconut shavings.
HOW TO SERVE CURD RICE
4- Cued rice is a cool and refreshing side dish. This is healthy and gut-friendly. Curd rice can be Served with pickles and papad/papadum in the main course
NOTES
1- This dish is perfect with leftovers. We always have some leftover rice from the previous meals. Add curd to them to make CURD RICE. Kiddos always love the dishes with yogurt
2- You can add any fruits, pickles or chutney to the CURD RICE to make it more flavoursome and tasteful
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