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 Curd rice |
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| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | India |
| Region or state | South India |
| Dish details | |
| Main ingredient(s) | Rice, yogurt, tempering |
Curd rice ( Tamil -தயிர் சாதம் )( Telugu - పెరుగు అన్నం) (Kannada - ಮೊಸರು-ಅನ್ನ) also called yogurt rice is a dish of India. The word "curd" as used in India usually refers to a liquidy, sour, unsweetened yoghurt. It is most popular in the Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu.
Preparation
While it is most easily prepared by simply mixing boiled rice and yoghurt, more elaborate methods can be used when needed. One of these recipes is given here: Rice is boiled so that it breaks down, becoming almost like a paste. Bring it to room temperature. It is then seasoned with fried finely chopped green chillies, ginger, and curry leaves, and sometimes also urad dal, mustard seeds, cummin seeds, and asafoetida. Finally, milk, yogurt, and salt are added.
Alternatively, it can be prepared by mashing cooked plain rice (mostly leftovers), and then mixing it with some salt, yogurt and (a bit of milk to lessen the sour flavor of yogurt or to stop it from souring too much) garnishing it with fried urad dal, mustard seeds, green chilli and chopped cilantro.
Serving
Curd rice is often eaten accompanied by South Indian pickles such as those of mango or lime. In South Indian home cuisine, it is standard to eat curd rice at the end of every lunch and dinner, which helps ease the effects of the notoriously spicy main dishes.
Some other areas where it is served in a unique style is boiled rice is mixed with curd that is neither sour not too sweet, along with salt, the additional condiments that go are 2 tablespoons of oil heated with mustard, curry leaves, dry chillies, urad dal and chopped coriander and a few granules of fresh pomegranate. You could top it with Boondi and serve it chilled. Additional options could be a pinch of grated carrot.
See also
References
- Chandra, Smita (1991). From Bengal to Punjab: The Cuisines of India. Crossing Press, p. 121.
- Plunkett, Richard, Teresa Cannon, Peter Davis, Paul Greenway, and Paul Harding (2001). Lonely Planet: South India, p. 127.
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