Cherry & Dennis Helper Habitat

Indian Curd Rice

印度乳酪飯

Indian Curd Rice — finished dish

Total time: 45 min
Difficulty: Medium
Servings: 4 servings

Recipe overview

Soft cooked rice is mixed with plain yogurt and finished with mustard seeds, ginger and curry leaves for a cooling South Indian dish.

01

Ingredients

Main ingredients

600 g cooked white rice
300 g plain full-fat yogurt
15 g ginger
10 leaves fresh curry leaves

Curd-rice seasoning

2 tbsp milk
1 tbsp cooking oil
1 tsp black mustard seeds
0.5 tsp cumin seeds
0.5 tsp salt

Indian Curd Rice — ingredients

02

Tools

mixing bowl
spatula
measuring jug
kitchen knife
cutting board
hand whisk
measuring spoons
frying pan
serving bowls
refrigerator
rice paddle
clean kitchen cloth
pan lid

Indian Curd Rice — tools

03

Steps

Indian Curd Rice — Put hot cooked rice in a large bowl and loosen it with a rice paddle

Step 1

Put hot cooked rice in a large bowl and loosen it with a rice paddle

Put hot cooked rice in a large bowl and loosen it with a rice paddle.

Indian Curd Rice — Mix in milk so the rice stays soft

Step 2

Mix in milk so the rice stays soft

Mix in milk so the rice stays soft.

Indian Curd Rice — Spread rice thinly and cool until warm and no longer steaming

Step 3

Spread rice thinly and cool until warm and no longer steaming

Spread rice thinly and cool until warm and no longer steaming.

Indian Curd Rice — Peel and mince ginger; wash and dry curry leaves thoroughly

Step 4

Peel and mince ginger; wash and dry curry leaves thoroughly

Peel and mince ginger; wash and dry curry leaves thoroughly.

Indian Curd Rice — Whisk the yogurt until smooth

Step 5

Whisk the yogurt until smooth

Whisk the yogurt until smooth.

Indian Curd Rice — Once rice is warm, mix in yogurt and salt evenly

Step 6

Once rice is warm, mix in yogurt and salt evenly

Once rice is warm, mix in yogurt and salt evenly.

Indian Curd Rice — Heat oil over medium-low, add mustard seeds and cover

Step 7

Heat oil over medium-low, add mustard seeds and cover

Heat oil over medium-low, add mustard seeds and cover.

Indian Curd Rice — When mustard seeds pop, lower the heat and add cumin seeds

Step 8

When mustard seeds pop, lower the heat and add cumin seeds

When mustard seeds pop, lower the heat and add cumin seeds.

Indian Curd Rice — Add ginger and completely dry curry leaves; fry thirty seconds

Step 9

Add ginger and completely dry curry leaves; fry thirty seconds

Add ginger and completely dry curry leaves; fry thirty seconds.

Indian Curd Rice — Immediately pour the hot tempering over the yogurt rice

Step 10

Immediately pour the hot tempering over the yogurt rice

Immediately pour the hot tempering over the yogurt rice.

Indian Curd Rice — Fold gently and check that the rice remains moist and soft

Step 11

Fold gently and check that the rice remains moist and soft

Fold gently and check that the rice remains moist and soft.

Indian Curd Rice — Serve immediately; refrigerate any remainder within two hours

Step 12

Serve immediately; refrigerate any remainder within two hours

Serve immediately; refrigerate any remainder within two hours.

Common mistakes

Wet curry leaves splatter in hot oil; dry them fully first.

Tips

Mix yogurt into warm, not piping-hot, rice for a smooth texture.