Curd Rice

Ingredients:
Rice - 1 cup
Water - 2 1/2 cups
Curd - 500 ml
Salt - 2 teaspoons(adjust)
Milk - 1/2 cup(Optional)
Raisins - 1/4 cup
Pomegranate seeds - 1/4 cup(optional)

Popu/Thadka:
Oil - 1 teaspoon
Mustard Seeds - 1 teaspoon
Split Black Gram dal - 1/2 teaspoon
Jeera - 1 teaspoon
Curry Leaves - 4
Cashew Nuts - 1/2 cup
Badam - 2 teaspoons(chopped)
Ginger - 3 teaspoons(grated)
green Chillies - 2(slit)
Peppers - 1 teaspoon
Hing - 1/4 teaspoon

Method:

• Cook rice, by adding 2 1/2 cups of of water and keep it a side.


• Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds, saute till it pops, then add split black gram dal, jeera, peppers, hing, curry leaves, cashew nuts, badam, green chillies, grated ginger, saute till dal turns red.


• Take the boiled rice in a wide opened vessel, add raisins/pomegranate seeds, curd, milk, salt and mix well.


• Add tampering to the rice mixed with curd.


• Serve as a side dish with Curd Green Chillies(Green Chillies soaked in curd and dried, deep fried).