Curd Rice

This is simple and easy meal. Curd rice came from south India .It’s the all time favourite meal for almost all south Indians.  It’s served as full meal. Curd rice goes very well with pickles.

Ingredients:

Rice - 1Cup (Boiled rice)

Fresh curd - 1 cups

Milk - 3tbsp

Salt - To taste

Pomegranate - 2tbsp

Tempering/Tadka:

Oil - 1tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1tsp

Peanuts - 1tbsp

Split black lentils (Urad dal) - 1/2tsp

Whole Dry red chillies - 2

Ginger - 1/2tsp (finely chopped)

Whole Pepper corns-8

Curry leaves - 5

 

Method:

 

1. Put the rice in a bowl and mash it. 
2. Take another bowl add curd, milk and salt and mix well, this mixture add into mashed rice and mix well keep aside.
3. Heat the oil in a small pan and add the mustard seeds, when they crackle add the red chillies, pepper corns, urad dal, peanuts, finely chopped ginger and curry leaves and saute for a few seconds.
4. Pour this tempering over the rice mixture, and sprinkle pomegranate seeds on the curd rice and mix well, Refrigerate for at least 1hour.
5. Serve chilled with mango pickle or lemon pickle.