Curd Rice | South Indian Healthy Recipe
Curd Rice is a traditional South Indian dish made by mixing cooked rice with fresh curd (yogurt) and tempered spices. It is a cooling, light, and healthy meal often enjoyed with pickles or papad. Known for its digestive benefits, it’s especially popular in summer and served as part of daily meals or festive occasions.
Ingredients
- Rice, boiled (चावल) – 2 cups
- Curd (दही)- 1½ cups
- Ginger, chopped (अदरक)- 1½ tbsp
- Green Chill, chopped (हरी मिर्च) – 2 nos
- Carrot, grated (गाजर) – ½ cup
- Ghee (घी) – 2 tbsp
- Dry red chilli (सूखी लाल मिर्च) – 2-3 nos
- Mustard seeds (सरसों दाना) – 2 tsp
- Urad dal (उड़द दल)- 2 tsp
- Asafoetida (हींग) – ¼ tsp
- Curry leaves (कड़ी पत्ता) – handful
- Milk (दूध) – a dash
- Salt (नमक) – to taste
- Coriander, chopped (ताज़ा धनिया) – handful
Instructions
- Curd Rice is a simple and uncomplicated recipe from South India, which is simply curd, rice and tempering. Let’s begin with rice. Usually, ponni rice is used for curd rice, so take some boiled rice in a flat bowl, and add some curd. Chop ginger, chop some green chillies, and add them to the rice and curd. Now add some grated carrots.
- Now for tempering, in a hot pan, add some ghee, dried red chillies, mustard seeds, urad dal(to give it a bite and the nutty flavour enhances the taste), Heeng, and “the star ingredient”, curry leaves. Cool the tempering a little, then add it to the rice.Now, let’s get your hands dirty! Mash it well with your hand. You can also add a little milk if you want. Mix it properly.Serve it with some pickle and appalam and enjoy this light to your tummy, Curd Rice!
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