Yogurt Rice | Curd Rice


Curd rice or Thayir sadam is one of the most popular one pot meal from South India. Preparation is quite simple where boiled rice is mixed with salted yogurt tampered with mustard seeds, dry red chillies, curry leaves and urad dal and garnished with fresh cut fruits and fresh coriander leaves.Its often eaten with mango or lime pickle.
Thayir Sadam / Curd Rice


Ingredients
  • 2 cups cooked rice, use jasmine rice or basmati rice
  • 1 1/2 cup curd
  • salt as required
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 2 dry red chilies
  • curry leaves
  • 1 tsp chopped ginger
  • chopped coriander leaves
  • chopped pearl onions
  • 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds
  • 2 small green chillies, chopped in rounds 
  • asafoetida , a pinch


Directions

Slightly beat the yogurt and add salt, set aside.  Mash rice and mix with yogurt. Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan. Splutter mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chillies and curry leaves .Add shallots and hing powder, saute for few minutes. Add this tadka or seasoning   to rice and mix well. Garnish with coriander leaves, chopped fresh fruits , cut green chillies and pomegranate seeds.




Comments

  1. Cool curd rice..addition of pearl onions is new to me.I have never tasted curd rice with onions anywhere.

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  2. My comforting food, love the addition of onions here,quite new for me.

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  3. Adding onion in curd rice is never heard of. But looks delicious.

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  4. aha, I like the addition of pomegranates. are they in season lately? I must get some!

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  5. Love curd rice. And yours looks sooo colourful.

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  6. curd rice looks so delicious..lovely clicks!
    Spicy-Aroma

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  7. Perfect ending to a meal, looks lovely..

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  8. I enjoy curd rice a lot. Comfort food and love it with just pickle. Loved the idea of adding pomegranates. Looks so colourful.well clicked Vrinda!

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  9. wow...
    curd rice looks very tempting vrinda :)
    lovely clicks.

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  10. Creamy and yummy rice, love it!

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  11. awesome.. this curd rice looks so delicious. so tempting,

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  12. Nothing can beat curd rice in hot weather like this. Lovely clicks.

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  13. This is something unique and quite interesting...I am excited to try this out!

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  14. Hi , Cool curd rice..

    addition of pearl onions is new to me.

    curd rice with onion is a nice match...

    http://www.southindiafoodrecipes.blogspot.in

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  16. Love curd rice. This looks really appetizing :)

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