Curd Rice Recipe (Thayir Sadam)
Curd Rice (Thayir Sadam) is a delicious South Indian rice recipe where cooked rice is mixed with yogurt and tempering is done to it. Make it using my easy recipe.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
For The Curd Rice
- ½ cup white rice
- 1 and ½ cups water
- ½ cup chilled plain yogurt (dahi, curd)
- ¼ cup chilled milk
- 2 tablespoons grated carrot
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
For The Tempering
- 2 tablespoons oil
- ½ teaspoons brown mustard seeds
- 10-12 curry leaves
- 1 teaspoon white urad dal
- ½ teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 dry red chili broken into small pieces
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro (fresh coriander leaves)
- 2 tablespoons pomegranate seeds
Instructions
Cook The Rice
- Rinse rice with water and add it to a pan. Add water and stir gently.
- Cover the pan and cook the rice on low heat for 20-25 minutes until the rice is cooked well.
- Remove the pan from the heat and bring the rice to room temperature.
- Note - To cook the rice in a pressure cooker, cook for 2 whistles on high heat. Then remove the cooker from heat and let the pressure release naturally. Open the lid and use the cooked rice in the recipe.
- To cook the rice in an instant pot, add rice with 1 cup of water to the instant pot. Press PRESSURE COOK and set the timer to 5 minutes. Once the timer goes off, let the pressure release naturally and then open the lid.
Mix Curd and Rice
- Transfer the cooled rice to a bowl.
- Add yogurt, milk, carrot, and salt and mix well.
- Slightly mash the mixture using your clean hands.
Temper The Curd Rice
- Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
- Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds and curry leaves and let them crackle for 4-5 seconds.
- Add urad dal, ginger, and dry red chili, and fry until the dal turns slightly brown.
- Pour the tempering over curd rice and mix well.
- Garnish with cilantro and pomegranate seeds. Serve.
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Nutrition
Calories: 192kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 23mg | Potassium: 140mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1370IU | Vitamin C: 51.2mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1.5mg
