The inescapable summer heat can make it difficult to take pleasure in your favorite foods. So you consume meals that are easy to digest and help your body to cool down during the summer. Curd rice is one such simple and delicious meal that will help you to enjoy the taste and health altogether. Basically Curd rice originated in South India and this is very famous in every South Indian household. This is one of the quickest and most delicious recipes that you can make. The nicest part about this dish is that it can be made with leftover rice.
Curd rice is what South Indians call it. It is a staple cuisine in South India and is also known as yogurt rice. This mouth-watering dish is simple to prepare and great to consume, even if you aren't accustomed to eating it.
You will surely love the taste and you must try out the recipe with very simple ingredients:
Ingredients include:
- Oil
- Leftover rice
- Yogurt
- Season with salt to taste
- Optional seasonal vegetables
- Mustard seeds
- Cucumber seeds
- Hing (Asafoetida)
- Urad dal Chana dal
- Red chili pepper
- Curry leaf
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Curd rice cooking method:
- Take a big mixing bowl, roughly mash the rice until no lumps form. Add little curd and salt to the chilled rice. If desired, add some fresh seasonal vegetables to the rice and give everything a thorough toss. In a pan, heat some oil and add some mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and asafoetida. Allow them to sputter.
- Add in some chana dal, urad dal, and red chili and stir them all. Once the dal has turned brown, add the curry leaves. Pour the Tadka you just made over the curd rice mixture.