Cool & Creamy
Curd Rice
Recipe For Lunch

Name: Cool & Creamy ~Curd Rice~ Recipe For Lunch
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: South Indian
Ingredients: ½ cup Rice; ½ cup Curd (plain); 1 ½ cups Water; 1 Green Chilli (chopped); 1 tsp Ginger (finely chopped); 4-5 Curry leaves (finely chopped); to taste Salt; 2 tsp Oil; ½ tsp Mustard seeds; 1 tsp Urad dal; 5-6 Curry leaves (whole); ⅛ tsp Asafoetida (hing); for garnish Pomegranate arils

25 mins

Cooking Time

Easy

Difficulty

Ingredients

Veg + Dairy

Diet

Indian summers call for cool dishes that are easy on the gut, quick to prepare, and high on flavour. Just like curd rice. A staple of South Indian homes, the dish has today crossed borders to become a crowd favourite. It has many variations and is often cooked with leftover rice as well. The classic recipe only uses rice and curd, along with a classic spice tempering, and is known to aid digestion.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients

½ cupRice

½ cupCurd (plain)

1 ½ cupsWater

1Green Chilli (chopped)

1 tspGinger (finely chopped)

4-5Curry leaves (finely chopped)

to tasteSalt

2 tspOil

½ tspMustard seeds

1 tspUrad dal

5-6Curry leaves (whole)

⅛ tspAsafoetida (hing)

for garnishPomegranate arils

Follow
Directions

Description - Step 1

Cook the rice

Rinse the rice thoroughly under water before adding it to a pressure cooker. Add 1.5 cups of water, mix well, and pressure cook the rice for 8-9 minutes (5 to 6 whistles). The rice should be cooked and softer or mushier than regularly consumed rice. Mash the cooked rice with the back of a spoon, close the cooker, and let the rice cool down.

Description - Step 3

Prepare and add the tempering

In a small pan, add oil and let it heat. Once the oil is hot, lower the heat and add mustard seeds. Once the seeds start crackling, add the urad dal (if using) and fry till golden. Next, add the asafoetida and curry leaves and mix well. Immediately add this on top of the curd rice. Give a good mix, garnish with pomegranate arils or chopped coriander, and serve.

Step 1

Cook the rice

12 minutes

Step 2

Add the curd

5 minutes

Step 3

Prepare and add the tempering

5 minutes