Curd Rice

Curd rice or Yogurt rice is popular in South India, truly comfort food, often eaten by pickles like mango or lemon. it is standard to eat curd rice at the end of lunch and dinner, which helps ease the effects of the spicy main dishes, and to aid digestion. It has got many health benefits and is helpful for heart ailments, digestive system and is a rich in Vitamin C and B. Curd serves as a very good medicine and has an enzyme that keeps the body cool and is a good healer.

Preparation Time: 5 min
Cooking Time: 5 min
Cuisine: South Indian
Source: Mom
Ingredients:
2 cups cooked rice
1 cup curd/yogurt
For Seasoning:
1 tsp oil
1 tsp black gram
1 tsp channa dal
1 green chili chopped
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp cumin
1 tsp ginger chopped
1 tsp sugar(optional)
8-10 curry leaves
dash hing/asafetida


1. Cook 1 cup rice with 3 cups of water (softer rice is suggested for curd rice)
2. mash it a bit, add curd/yogurt, salt, sugar(optional) to it, then add little water to make it    loose
3. Heat oil and add dals, mustard, cumin, chilies, ginger, lastly curry leaves and hing to it.
4. mix the seasoning to the rice and enjoy it with curd chilies.


Here i did not add channa dal for seasoning.