South Indian Curd Rice

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups cooked rice
• 1 cup curd or yogurt
• ½ cup milk
• 3 green chillies minced
• ¼ teaspoon asafoetida
• ¼ cup cilantro
• Salt
• 1 teaspoon oil
• 2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 tablespoon urad dal

INSTRUCTIONS 

1. The first step is to cook rice. You can either cook it fresh or use leftover rice. Then transfer the lukewarm rice to a mixing bowl. Mash it slightly.
2. Add yogurt to the bowl. You may or may not whisk it before adding. Then pour milk into the bowl and add salt.
3. Heat oil in a tadka pan, temper mustard seeds, and urad dal and asafoetida. Then add cilantro, green chillies and curry leaves. Fry for 30 seconds and then pour this tadka over the rice.
4. Mix it all together. We mix it by hand as that makes a lump-free, homogenous mixture. But if you’re not comfortable, use a spoon. Then store it in the fridge till its time to serve.
5. Serve chilled with pickle, and papad.