Curd Rice

Ingredients

• Par boiled rice - 1 1/2 cups
• Curd - 2 1/2 cups (235 ml each cup)
• Milk - 1 cup
• Cumin - 2 tsp
• Ginger - 1 1/2 tbsp (finely chopped or grated)
• Green chillies - 6 or for taste( chopped)
• Hing - 1/4 tsp
• Cashews - 2 1/2 tbsp
• Raisin - 2 1/2 tbsp
• Curry leaves - 2 string
• Sugar - 1 tsp
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup (chopped)
• Salt for taste

Method

• Pressure cook the rice with 5 cups of water & allow it to cool slightly.
• Add milk to it, when it is warm & mix well.
• Allow it to cool.
• Stir in the curd & mix well.
• Add water if necessary.
• Heat pan with oil.
• Fry cashews till it is light brown in color & add it to the curd rice.
• Also fry raisin & add to the rice.
• Splutter cumin seeds.
• Fry hing, curry leaves, green chillies & ginger one by one.
• Add this fried mixture to the rice.
• Add coriander leaves, sugar & salt.
• Mix well & serve.

Tips for the recipe - The consistency of curd rice should be semi liquid. The curd should not be very sour & it should be thick. You can also add one more tbsp of cashew & raisin.