I don’t find just curd and rice with pickles a justifiable meal because I feel it doesn’t have even nutrition, comforting as it is. So I have a ‘fortified’ version adding as much vegetables as can be eaten raw. I also make this Iyengar-style curd rice or Iyengar curd rice and Bagala Bath quite often so do check that recipe out too. Quick tip – here are detailed notes on how to make curd at home.
Here’s my method of preparing curd rice that I stick to more or less each time we have only curd rice for dinner.
Curd Rice | Thayir Sadam Recipe
Serves: 2
Preparation time: 15 mins
Ingredients:
4 cups cooked rice
1 cup thick curd / plain yogurt
Half cup or so water
1 grated carrot
1/4 cup grated cucumber
1/2 tsp grated ginger
A bunch of fresh coriander leaves, chopped fine
A pinch of salt
For tempering:
2 tsp oil
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp urad dal / ulutham paruppu
A pinch of hing / asafoetida / perungaayam
2 red chillies, torn into small pieces
How to make Curd Rice (Thayir Sadam):
1. Mash the rice with a potato masher. Add the curd and water and mix well.
2. To this, add the chopped coriander and grated vegetables and mix well.
3. Heat oil in a pan and add the ingredients for tempering. When the mustard seeds pop, remove from fire and add to the rice. Mix well with salt.
If the consistency is too thick, add some more water / curd. If you keep this for long, the rice will absorb the water and make it thick, so adjust accordingly.
Isn’t this so much nicer and prettier than normal boring curd rice? 😉 Serve with your favourite pickle like no-oil lime pickle or sweet mango pickle.
This looks very lovely, I have never heard of curd rice, but it looks delish!
looks delicious..i too make quite similarly with grated carrots and raw mangoes if available..indeed, for a tamilian, no meal is complete without curd rice..
me too, my meal lunch or dinner is not complete without curd rice!
Hi nags,
u will get a finishing tough by having curd rice…ur luks so rich dear feel like having some:)
delicious comfort food with mild flavours to enhance its taste
I can relate to what you are saying…to finish a meal with curd rice and no compromises on that:)Nothing like ending a meal with it and your bowl looks super delicious!Pretty bowl too:D
Very pretty! I've never had curd rice actually and would love to try!
I would love to try this. I think I'll have to make a trip to the indian market someday soon.
I've never heard of this curd rice. It looks delicious and so creamy – almost like risotto!
The curd rice looks gorgeous Nags…what a delicious way to eat curd rice 🙂