CURD RICE

Ingredients :

 Rice : 1 cup
Fresh Curd : 1 cup
Curry leaves :  8- 10 leaves
Mustard Seeds : 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds : half tsp
White Lentis (Urad Daal) : 1 tsp
Oil : 1 bsp
Milk : 4 tbsp (optional , use only if curd is sour )
Fresh Pomogranate Kernel  : 4 tbsp

Method :

1. Soak rice for 15 mins and then boil them add little salt .

2. Whisk the curd very well adding little salt .
3. Mix curd and rice in a bowl . If the curd is sour , place rice at the bottom of the bowl , top it with milk , then add  whisked curd and mix well.

4. For tempering , heat oil in a pan , add urad daal , mustard seeds and cumin seeds .turn off the burner and add curry leaves .
5. Add this tempering to rice , mix well .

6. Garnish with pomogranate kernel and allow to chill in refrigerator .
7. Serve chilled .

Note : You can make royal curd rice , by adding raisins to the rice and curd mixture . Also cashews and peanuts can be added in tempering .


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