Curd Rice recipe: A light way to have dinner

Curd rice is a very simple and delicious dish to have in hot summers or whenever you feel like having something light. This is a perennial favourite all over Southern India, where many prefer ending their meals NOT with a dessert but with curd rice!

Ingredients

Cooked rice-2 cups

Yoghurt-1 cup

Clarified butter (Ghee)-1 tablespoon

Black Mustard-1/2 teaspoon

Ginger-1/2 inch piece chopped up finely

Curry leaves-a few

Roasted Chana dal (split chick peas)-1/2 teaspoon

Salt to taste

Optional: You can also add finely sliced carrots and deseeded, chopped green chillies for flavour if you so desire.

Method

In a bowl, mix together the yoghurt, rice and salt.

 In a small tempering pan, add the clarified butter (Ghee) and put it on your heat source.

As soon as the clarified butter warms up, add the black mustard seeds, ginger, chana dal (split chick peas) and the curry leaves and let them all splutter and sizzle.

If adding carrot and green chillies, add it to the tempering pan at this point. Let the carrots cook a little.

Add to the rice and yoghurt mixture.

Your curd rice is ready.

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 2 minutes

Total time: 7 minutes

[This recipe is an excerpt from my book The Ultimate Guide to Cooking Rice the Indian Way which is available on all e-retailers including Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, iBooks, Google Play, etc.]

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