Curd Rice Recipe | Hotel Style Soft n Creamy Curd Rice for Lunchbox | How to make Thayir sadam

Ingredients:

Rice (rinsed) - 1/2 cup
Water - 1cup
Milk - 1cup
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Whipping cream - 1/2 cup
Ghee - 2tbsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Cumin (Jeera) - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Chana dal - 1 tsp
Cashew - 2 tbsp
Onion - 1/4 cup
Green chilli - 2 (finely chopped)
Ginger - 1 inch (finely chopped)
Curry leaves - few
Hing (asafoetida) - 1/8 tsp
Curd (yogurt) - 1cup
Carrot - 2 tbsp (grated)
Corriander - few (finely chopped)

Method of Cooking:

In a pressure cooker
Add Rice - 1/2 cup (rinsed)
Water - 1cup
Milk - 1cup
(Milk is added to get creamy consistency, you can also skip milk and add 2 cup water )
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Give a stir.
Cover and Pressure cook for 4 - 5 whistles on medium flame(or cook until it is soft and mushy)
Mix well
Transfer to a bowl
Add Whipping cream - 1/2 cup
Mix well and keep aside.

Now let's give Tempering

Heat a Kadai
Add Ghee - 2tbsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Cumin (Jeera) - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Chana dal - 1 tsp
Cashew - 2 tbsp
Saute well
Splutter Tempering
Add Onion - 1/4 cup
Give a stir
Add Green chilli - 2 (finely chopped)
Ginger - 1 inch (finely chopped)
Give a stir
Curry leaves - few
Hing (asafoetida) - 1/8 tsp
Saute well, until the onions becomes translucent.
To the cooked rice
Add Curd (yogurt) - 1cup
Mix well.
Carrot - 2 tbsp (grated)
Corriander - few (finely chopped)
Add the tempering
Mix well.
Add salt if required.
Our Soft and Creamy Curd Rice is ready to serve!!!
Serve Thayir sadam with your favorite curry!!!