Curd Rice/Thayir Sadham

Ingredients:

• Rice - 1 cup
• Curd - 2 cups
• Milk - 1/4 cup
• Chopped onions - 1/4 cup(optional but it gives nice taste)
• Chopped green chilies - 3
• Red chilies - 2
• Cashewnut - 2 tbsp
• Curry leaves - 5 to 6
• Asafoetida - a pinch
• Finely chopped ginger - 3/4 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Split urad dhal - 1/2 tsp
• Chana dhal - 1 tsp
• Oil - 11/2 tsps
• Coriander leaves - for garnishing

Method:

1. Cook the rice. Mash the rice little with the laddle.
2. Add curd and salt to the rice and mix well.
3. Add oil to the heated pan. Splutter the mustard seeds. Add chana dhal, urad dhal and cashewnut. Fry till cashewnut turns golden brown.
4. Add curry leaves, green chilies, ginger, red chilies and asafoetida. Fry for a minute.
5. Add chopped onions and cook till onion turns translucent.
6. Set aside to cool.
7. Once it is cool down, add to the curd rice. Also add milk to this and garnish with the coriander leaves.

Tips:

U can also add Pomegranate and raisins for extra taste.