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Curd Rice Recipe | Thayir Sadam

 

 

                             Curd Rice is a South-Indian dish ,that is prepared using curd ,and rice as its main ingredients. At first, I had this dish from Tamil Nadu. In Tamil Nadu, it is known as Thayir Sadam.

                               Research tells us Curd  contains proteins more than milk. Also, curd contains good proteins that support gut health, and are easy to digest. Nowadays, in hypermarkets, we can see so many flavorful yogurts.  Most of them are confused between curd and yogurt.

                               Both are not the same. Curd has some loose texture, and it's prepared by fermentation in a less controlled way. While yogurt has a thick consistency texture, and it is prepared in a more controlled way. Curd is prepared in most  homes nowadays. It can be prepared  by curdling the milk with an edible acidic substance such as lemon juice or vinegar whereas Yogurt is created by bacterial fermentation of milk by using yogurt culture.

                                                Since   Curd and yogurt both have probiotic content, they possess similar health benefits. Curd is used to prepare a wide variety of dishes.People of Kerala use it with vegetables to prepare Pachadi, Moru Kachiayathu -like dishes. Do not  overheat or boil curd , as it loses its protein structure which is bad for health.


Here is the recipe 

                                                Curd Rice


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Ingredients

Rice-1 ½ cups

Curd-(Fresh) -1cup

Milk-3/4 cup

Salt- to taste

Ginger-3/4 tsp

Green chillies-3-4/as required

Mustard seeds- 1/4tsp

Asafoetida- a big pinch

Curryleaves-1 sprig

Oil-1 tsp

 

Method

Cook rice in boiling water and salt.

Cool slightly.

Mix with curd.

Add boiled and cooled milk .

Chop green chillies and ginger fine.

In a kadai,heat oil,add curry leaves ,mustard seeds ,  asafoetida and chopped ingredients.

Saute it for 2 minutes.

Remove it from fire and add the rice curd mixture to the pan.

Mix well.

Serve with pickle and pappad.

Note : You can add pomegranate seeds, mint leaves or grated carrot before serving

 

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