Curd Rice

Curd rice or Yogurt rice is a simple delicacy made in South India. Cooked rice is combined with curd or yoghurt and then seasoned with chilly, curry leaves, ginger, urad dal, mustard seeds, channa dal   This is truly comfort food! Curd rice from South India tastes great with just a pickle or chutney and also with a daal (lentils) or meat dish 

Ingredients

• 1 pinch chopped coriander leaves
• 300 ml curds
• 1 springs curry leaves
• 1 piece Ginger
• 1 number green chillies
•  1 pinch mustard seeds
• 1 tbsp oil or ghee
• 200 grams rice
• 1 tsp taste salt
• 1 cup sour cream or fresh cream
• 1 tsp urad dal

 Method

1. Boil rice, adding salt. cool slightly.

2. mix with curds

3. chop green chillies and ginger fine.

4. Heat oil. fry mustard seeds urad dal cumin and asafoetida.

5. add curry leaves and chopped ingredients. saute for 2 minutes

6. Switch off the fire and add the rice curds mixture to the pan.

7. mix well. serve with with pickles
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