SPECIAL CURD/YOGURT RICE OR THAYIR SADAM - LUNCH BOX RECIPES



     SPECIAL CURD/YOGURT RICE OR THAYIR SADAM - LUNCH BOX RECIPES








           Special creamy curd rice is my all time favorite.I cannot live without curd/yogurt even for a single day. Because I love curd and butter milk, it makes me refreshing. This is my favorite lunch box recipe too during school and college days and best combo to this rice are mango pickle and mor milakai.
           Curd rice can be prepared in a unique style where rice is boiled, mashed, mixed with a thick curd, milk (to lessen the sour flavor of yogurt),butter and salt and then tempered it with a tadka (seasonings) roasted in a spoon of hot oil. Finally garnishing, it vary from region to region and it range from grated carrots, pomegranate seeds, raisins, grapes, grated raw mango and boondi.It can be served lukewarm or chilled. 
         This is a one pot meal, quick to make and easily digestible food recipe and perfect for lunch box.



   Ingredients


          2/3 Cup of Cooked Rice
          1 Cup of Yogurt / Thick Curd
          1/4 Cup of  Milk (Full Fat Milk- Boiled and cooled to room temperature)
          1 Tbsp of Butter
          1 Tbsp of Cashews, Finely Chopped
          Salt to Taste
         
  To Temper

          2 Tsp of Oil
          1 Tsp of Mustard
          1 Tsp of Urad Dal
          2 Red Chillies
          Pinch of Hing
          Few Curry Leaves
          1 Green Chilly, Chopped
          1/2 Inch Ginger, Finely Shredded
          1/4 Cup of  Onion, Finely Chopped
          1 Medium Size Carrot, Finely Shredded
          Few Cilantro Leaves, Finely Chopped


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