Curd Rice Recipe - South Indian Recipe

Curd rice is a popular South Indian recipe, which is made with yogurt and rice. From my childhood i love eating curd rice but with a bit of sugar.

Here i have made this without sugar but you can make it with sugar instead of salt. This is an extremely healthy and tasty recipe. You will like this recipe.

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Ingredients for curd rice:

11/2 cup Fresh Curd
21/2 cups of cooked rice
Salt to taste
1 small Carrot (grated)
1 small cucumber (grated)
Freshly chopped coriander leaves

For Tempering:

2 Tsp oil
1 tsp Mustard seed
2 pieces of dry red chilly
½ tsp Grated ginger
Pinch of Asafoetida
2 Tbsp Wash and soaked Bengal gram
2 Tbsp Wash and soaked Urad dal (Split black lentils)
10-12 sprig of curry leaves

How to make curd rice at home:

Heat the oil in a pan. When the oil becomes hot, adds mustard seed and let it splutter.

Add dry red chilly, grated ginger, soaked bengal gram, split black lentils,curry leaves, pinch of asafoetida and fry on medium flame till both the lentils become light brown in colour. It will take around 3-4 minutes.

Take a deep bowl and put fresh yogurt and salt in it.

Whisk the yogurt to make it smooth and creamy.

Add cooked rice, grated carrot (leave some for final garnishing), freshly chopped coriander leaves, grated cucumber and pour the seasoning to the yogurt and mix until well combined. Adjust salt if needed.

Curd rice is ready to serve.

For serving:

Take a deep bowl or any mould and spread rest of the grated carrots.

Now transfer the curd rice in a bowl and press it gently with the spoon so that there should not be any gaps.

Put the serving plate on top of the rice bowl and demould it.

Garnish with curry leaves, dry red chilly and serve chill.

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Note:

You can use leftover rice to make curd rice.
If you are using fresh cooked rice then cool it completely before adding to the curd/yogurt.
Add more or less curd to bring the curd rice to desired consistency.
Always use fresh curd but if the curd is little sour then add milk accordingly.

Curd Rice

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Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

25 mins

Curd rice is a popular South Indian recipe made with yogurt and rice.

Author: Reshu Drolia

Recipe type: Lunch and Dinner

Cuisine: South Indian

Serves: 2

Ingredients

11/2 cup Fresh Curd
21/2 cups of cooked rice
Salt to taste
1 small Carrot (grated)
1 small cucumber (grated)
Freshly chopped coriander leaves
For Tempering:
2 Tsp oil
1 tsp Mustard seed
2 pieces of dry red chilly
½ tsp Grated ginger
Pinch of Asafoetida
2 Tbsp Wash and soaked Bengal gram
2 Tbsp Wash and soaked Urad dal (Split black lentils)
10-12 sprig of curry leaves

Instructions

Heat the oil in a pan. When the oil becomes hot, adds mustard seed and let it splutter.
Add dry red chilly, grated ginger, soaked bengal gram, split black lentils,curry leaves, pinch of asafoetida and fry on medium flame till both the lentils become light brown in colour. It will take around 3-4 minutes.
Take a deep bowl and put fresh yogurt and salt in it.
Whisk the yogurt to make it smooth and creamy.
Add cooked rice, grated carrot (leave some for final garnishing), freshly chopped coriander leaves, grated cucumber and pour the seasoning to the yogurt and mix until well combined. Adjust salt if needed.
Curd rice is ready to serve.
For serving:
Take a deep bowl or any mould and spread rest of the grated carrots.
Now transfer the curd rice in a bowl and press it gently with the spoon so that there should not be any gaps.
Put the serving plate on top of the rice bowl and demould it.
Garnish with curry leaves, dry red chilly and serve chill.

Notes

You can use leftover rice to make curd rice.
If you are using fresh cooked rice then cool it completely before adding to the curd/yogurt.
Add more or less curd to bring the curd rice to desired consistency.
Always use fresh curd but if the curd is little sour then add milk accordingly.