Curd rice or daddojanam is mostly known as is a very easy to prepare and simple rice recipe. This can be prepared with fresh rice or leftover rice. The only main ingredients in this recipe are fresh curd and rice. This recipe serves 5 people.Chilled one can also be served.

Ingredients:

Rice-2 cups

Curd-4 cups

Salt- to taste

For seasoning:

Ghee -2 tbsp

Mustard seeds-1tsp

Cumin seeds-1/2tsp

Black gram-1tsp

Bengal gram-1tsp

Red chillies-2 Make them small pieces

Green chillies-3

Ginger-1tbsp(cut into small pieces)

Curry leaves-fist full of

coriander leaves-a few

Asafoetida-a pinch

Procedure:

Eight hours before the exact time of preparing curd rice we have to prepare the curd. Cook rice, for one cup of rice add 2 cups of water. If we pressure cook it, will be better. Spread it in wide plate and let it cool. Even before it cools completely, press it with a spatula or mix it with hand also. Add salt to it.

Chop green chillies and ginger.

Heat ghee in a kadai add black gram, bengal gram, when they turn brown colour, add mustard seeds and cumin seeds, asafoetida and red chillies. Switch off the stove and add green chillies, ginger, curry leaves and coriander leaves.