Curd Rice

Curd Rice is truly comfort food in the hot Indian summer. One of the directors of my previous organization would get this every day in the summer. We would all end our lunch with a spoon of curd rice. I have learnt how to make this amazing dish from her.

Serves 2

Preparation time: 20 min

Cooking time: 20 min

Ingredients:

1 cup rice

2 cups water

Salt to taste

1 cup yogurt

1 cup milk

5-6 curry leaves

1 tsp mustard seeds

3 dry red chillies

¾ cup chopped cucumber, onions and pomegranate seeds

Coriander leaves to garnish

Wash the rice and cook it with the water in a pressure cooker. Once the rice is cooked add warm milk to it and cover it. Let the rice stand for about 7-8 minutes. Next, mix in the curd and let the rice stand for about 5 minutes. Now add the finely chopped cucumber, onions and pomegranate seeds. In a pan heat 1 tbsp oil, once the oil is hot add mustard seeds , curry leaves, and red chilly. Add this mix to the rice and stir well. Season with salt & garnish with coriander. You can serve the rice warm, or in summers you can refrigerate and serve it chilled.