Thursday, August 23, 2012

Curd rice/maize

Curd Rice:

Ingredients: 1 cup warm cooked rice, 2 cup curds, 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp chopped green chillis, 1/2 tsp chopped ginger, 1 tbsp cashew nuts, 1 tbsp raisins, 2-3 red chillis, 1 tbsp oil, 1 tsp yellow lentils, salt to taste.
Method: Mix the rice, salt, and yogurt in a bowl. Add green chills and give a stir. In a pan heat oil. Add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds begin to splutter add lentils. When the lentils become darker, add red chillis, cashewnuts, and raisins. Lastly add ginger and give it a quick stir. Pour this hot mixture in to the bowl of rice. Enjoy!

Curd-maize: The recipe is similar to curd rice but the broken maize gives the dish a nice twist.

Recipe: Soak the broken maize for a few hours (even overnight). Boil the maize till well cooked. Add curds and chopped green chilis. Season with salt. Do tarka of mustard seeds, curry leaves, broken cashews, chopped ginger, and raisins.

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