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Rice Curd Recipe

Kavya Cherakulam
"Curd Rice" is what we will be making today, the name itself explains the ingredients. Curd Rice is nothing but mixing soft & mushy Rice mixed with curd and finally tempered with mustard, green chillies, curry leaves and dried chillies, the tadka is what enhances the taste of Curd Rice.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian, South Indian
Servings 4
Calories 207 kcal

Equipment

  • Pressure Cooker
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Tempering Pan

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Cup Rice Normal Rice is fine
  • 2.5 Cup Water
  • 1.5 Cup Curd
  • ½ Cup Milk
  • Chopped Coriander Leaves

Tempering

  • ½ tsp Mustard Seeds
  • ½ tsp Cumin Seeds
  • ½ tsp Chana Dal
  • 1 tsp Urad Dal
  • ½ tsp Ginger Finely Chopped
  • 2 Nos Green Chillies Finely Chopped
  • Curry Leaves
  • 3-4 Nos Dried Red Chillies

Instructions
 

  • ingredients
    Ingredients for Curd Rice Recipe from FamousDishes
  • First of all we need to cook rice , since its a curd rice we need soft and mushy rice for this we will cook the rice in pressure cooker with little extra water
    So I have added 1 cup rice in the cooker along with 2.5 cups of water, salt as per taste and closed the lid and cook untill 6-7 whistles.
    P.S - I have used normal rice, we dont need basmati for this recipe. But its your choice if you want you may use basmati rice too.
    Instruction for Curd Rice Recipe from FamousDishes
  • After 6-7 whistles, turn off the heat
    Once the whistles are gone completely, check the rice
    Instruction for Curd Rice Recipe from FamousDishes
  • Mash the rice well with the spatula until the rice is mushy
    P.S - Its better to mash it while its hot as its mashed easily
    Instruction for Curd Rice Recipe from FamousDishes
  • Remove it in a Mixing bowl or a bottom vessel and let it cool for a while
    Instruction for Curd Rice Recipe from FamousDishes
  • Once its warm add half cup of Milk to the rice and mix it well and let it rest for 10-15 mins.
    P.S -Adding milk makes the rice soft and moist and also balances the sourness of the curd
    Instruction for Curd Rice Recipe from FamousDishes
  • After 10 mins of resting the rice, Now add 1.5 cup of curd to the rice, Mix it very well so there are no lumps.
    Instruction for Curd Rice Recipe from FamousDishes
  • Mix everything well
    Instruction for Curd Rice Recipe from FamousDishes
  • If its thickens then add little water to get a creamy texture
    Instruction for Curd Rice Recipe from FamousDishes
  • Add salt as per taste , mix it well and keep it aside.
    Instruction for Curd Rice Recipe from FamousDishes
  • Lets make the tempering - Heat about 1 tbsp of oil in a pan
    Instruction for Curd Rice Recipe from FamousDishes
  • Add mustard seeds and let it crackle on a low flame
    Instruction for Curd Rice Recipe from FamousDishes
  • Then goes in chana dal and urad dal, and roast them in low flame until aromatic
    Instruction for Curd Rice Recipe from FamousDishes
  • Now add cumin seeds and let it crackle keeping it on low flame
    Instruction for Curd Rice Recipe from FamousDishes
  • Mix everything well
    Instruction for Curd Rice Recipe from FamousDishes
  • Then add chopped ginger, chopped green chillies and curry leaves and roast on low flame
    Instruction for Curd Rice Recipe from FamousDishes
  • Now add dried red chillies and toss it once.
    Instruction for Curd Rice Recipe from FamousDishes
  • Fry everything well
    Instruction for Curd Rice Recipe from FamousDishes
  • Finally goes in a pinch of asofoetida for added flavour
    Instruction for Curd Rice Recipe from FamousDishes
  • Pour this tempering over the Curd rice
    Instruction for Curd Rice Recipe from FamousDishes
  • Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves
    Instruction for Curd Rice Recipe from FamousDishes
  • Mix everything well
    Instruction for Curd Rice Recipe from FamousDishes
  • Serve it and enjoy it with Pappad and Pickle
    Instruction for Curd Rice Recipe from FamousDishes

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Notes

You may use Basmati rice to get the restaurant style taste, But I usually prefer to make it with the normal rice 
We add milk to make the rice moist and it also helps in balancing the sourness of the curd.
The curd used should not be very sour, Prefer using fresh curd. If the curd is 3-4 days old it will be very sour.
Tempering is very important to get the right flavours and taste.
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