Mrs. Mano's Tamilnadu Delicacies - Part 3

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This is a recipe that Mrs.Mano asked me to post on her behalf as she has some technical problems posting in the hub...



CURD RICE

தயிர் சாதம்

Many people will think that there is no need for a recipe to prepare the thayir sadham. Simply adding curd to the rice with salt, tempering, green chillies and ginger is ordinary curd rice. To make it delicious, there are a few secrets in it.
First of all, we must use pressure cooked raw rice. It gives more delicious taste than the kanji removed rice.

Ingredients:

Raw rice- 1 cup
Slightly sour Curd-3 tbsp
Fresh curd- 1 cup
Boiled milk-1 cup
Salt to taste
Curry leaves- 1 arc
Asafoetida- a pea size
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Chopped green chillies-1
Chopped ginger- 1 tsp

Procedure:

Pressure cook the rice with 2 1/2 cups of water in the previous night.
When slightly cooled, mash the rice slightly and then add the sour curd and the milk with enough salt.
Mix well.
Keep it covered overnight.
In the morning, add more curd and the tempering and mix well.
Add the curry leaves, ginger and the green chillies.
Keep it for a few hours outside and then the dish can be kept in the fridge for further use.
This way, you can get very delicious curd rice.

NB: some people add carrot pieces and pomegranate seeds. It can be colourful. But it will not enhance the taste. Chopped pieces of raw mango will enhance the taste.