Curd rice

Ingredients:

• 1 cup rice 
• 1 to 1½ cup thick curd/ yogurt (adjust as needed)
• salt as needed
• 2 tbsp. grated carrot
• 2 tbsp. grated cucumber or bottle gourd
• 1 tsp. finely chopped coriander leaves

 

tempering



• 1 sprig curry leaves

• pinch of hing

• ½ tsp minced or crushed ginger

• 1 slit green or red chili

• ½ tsp cumin/ jeera

• ½ tsp mustard

• ¾ to 1 tsp urad dal/ minapa pappu 

• ¾ to 1 tsp chana dal

Method 

1. Wash and soak rice for 20 to 30 minutes.
   
2. Add 1½ cups water,salt to the cooker, soft cook the rice.Fluff up the rice or mash lightly to suit your liking.Cool it completely.Add curd to cooled rice. Mix well until combined. Adjust salt. 
   
3. Heat oil in a pan, add  mustard, when they begin to splutter, add dals and fry until golden, add red chili and curry leaves. When the curry leaves turn crisp, add hing and switch off the stove. 
   
4. Add coriander leaves, grated carrots and cucumbers to the yogurt rice, pour the seasoning and mix. South indian style curd rice is ready.