Name: Curd Rice (Indian Rice with Yogurt) Recipe
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups long grain rice; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter; Salt; Vegetable oil; 10 curd chiles; 1 tablespoon whole mustard seed; 1 teaspoon whole cumin seed; 1/2 teaspoon asafoetida (start with 1/4 teaspoon if you're less of a fan); 8 curry leaves; 2 cups thick strained yogurt, preferably at room temperature; 1 cup pomegranate seeds, fresh or dried; Cilantro, for garnish

Curd Rice (Indian Rice with Yogurt) Recipe

This stuff is pure comfort food, the Indian macaroni and cheese (well, if your spicy-happy grandmother made macaroni and cheese). Flash-fried curd chiles serve as a garnish here, to be broken into bits with a spoon and mixed with the...

30 min total 30 min cook 6 231 cal

Instructions

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1 In large saucepan or rice cooker, combine rice, butter, 3 cups water, and 1 teaspoon salt. Cover and bring to boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
2 While rice is cooking, heat oil over high heat in slope-sided pan (if you have a wok, use it; if not, use small saucepan), just enough to coat bottom by 1/2 inch. When oil shimmers, add curd chiles. Toss continually until golden brown, 15-30 seconds. Set aside to drain.
3 Discard all but two tablespoons oil and return to heat. When oil shimmers, add mustard seeds and stir to coat in oil. When seeds begin to pop, add asafoetida, cumin, and curry leaves. Fry until aromatic, about 10 seconds, then remove from heat.
4 If using wok, add cooked rice to spice oil and mix to combine. Otherwise pour and mix spice oil into pot of cooked rice. Stir in yogurt and add salt to taste. Serve in small bowls with pomegranate seeds, cilantro sprigs, and a couple curd chiles to garnish. Spice Hunting: Curd Chiles