Curd Rice or Natural Yogurt Rice Recipe

Curd rice is the most simplest yet supremely delicious dish of southern India. I guess the dish was invented due to the hot tropical weather. Nevertheless, its a wonderful gift to all the vegetarians. There are various ways in which one can dish out this recipe. I'm going to share the one such variety, which I like the most.

Ingredients: 

Chilled Curd Rice

• Curd or Natural Yogurt - 1.5cups 
• Milk - 0.5cup
• Pomegranate seeds - 3tbs
• Steamed Rice - 4-5cups 
• Cashew-nuts - 2tbs or 6-7nos
• Grated Ginger - 1tsp 
• Salt to Taste

For Seasoning and Garnishing: 

• Freshly Chopped Coriander Leaves - 1/4cup
• Finely Chopped Green Chilies - 2nos  
• Mustard Seeds - 1tsp
• Curry Leaves .  4-5
• Urad dal (Split Black Gram)- 1tsp (Optional)
• Asafoetida or Hing - 1tsp
• Oil - 1tbs

Procedure: 

1. Add the above ingredients in a bowl and mix it well.
2. Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds, hing, green chilies, urad dal and in the end the curry leaves
3. Pour this seasoning into above curd rice mixture and mix it well
4. Garnish the curd rice with the coriander leaves

Serve the cool curd rice with a piece of Mango or any kind of pickle. 

Note: One can also use cucumber or grapes or apples instead of pomegranate seeds. And green chilies can be substituted by dry red chilies.