Thinking of curd rice, I remember my younger days when I used to eat curd rice just for vadu manga. Curd rice with vadu maga-wow! I just love it so much. It is so comforting and heavenly. Today we will learn how to make seasoned curd rice with added vegetables following this easy recipe.
Finely chop all the vegetables.
Cook rice until soft. You can use pressure cooker also for cooking rice.
When done, mash it well with a masher when it is hot. Add milk and mix it well.
After it cools, add curd (plain yogurt) and needed salt. Add all the vegetables.Check out how to make curd at home.
Heat a tsp of oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add ginger, green chillies and sauté for a few seconds. Add to the curd rice and mix everything well.
Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves. Yummy curd rice is ready. It can be had as such or with any pickle.
You can add a little butter (optional), a tbsp of pomegranates and few green grapes if you like. Check out curd rice with fruits.
Curd Rice
Curd Rice
Prep Time : 10 mins
Cook Time : 15 mins
Serves:1
Recipe Category: Rice Dishes-Lunch
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Serves:1
Recipe Category: Rice Dishes-Lunch
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Rice – ½ cup
Curd/plain yogurt- ½ cup
Milk – ½ cup ( I used toned milk)
Salt needed
Capsicum finely chopped – 2 tbsp
Tomato deseeded and finely chopped – 1 medium size
Carrots finely chopped – ½ a carrot
Chopped cucumber -2 tbsp
For the seasoning
Oil – 1 tsp
Mustard seeds– ¼ tsp
Finely chopped ginger – 1 tbsp
Green chillies – 1 deseeded and finely chopped
Preparation
Finely chop all the vegetables.
Method
Cook rice until soft. You can use pressure cooker also for cooking rice.
When done, mash it well with a masher when it is hot. Add milk and mix it well.
After it cools, add curd (plain yogurt) and needed salt. Add all the vegetables.Check out how to make curd at home.
Heat a tsp of oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add ginger, green chillies and sauté for a few seconds. Add to the curd rice and mix everything well.
Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves. Yummy curd rice is ready. It can be had as such or with any pickle.
You can add a little butter (optional), a tbsp of pomegranates and few green grapes if you like. Check out curd rice with fruits.
Curd RiceMy kids do not prefer plain curd rice, may be because it is always available at home, but they enjoy the same curd rice if seasoned or presented differently.
My daughter’s lunch box contains drumstick sambar rice, plantain flower kootu, curd rice. I scooped out the drumstick flesh and kept it in another container to prevent the embarrassment of eating drumsticks at school. Check out more Lunch Box Ideas.
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wow thats so creative…lovely pic …will try ur version of curd rice next time as it seems very nice with those vegetables in it
That curd rice pic is so tempting..nicely done..very lively face created by veggies dear..
Thank you Sushma and Prathibha for your motivating comments.
I ddnt know we can dd milk also…This is really artistic
I love this type of curd rice and it is perfect for lunch boxes. Try adding a little butter in it and it will take you to heaven :-).
My all time favorite,nice presentation,following you
My all time favorite,nice presentation,following you
Hey padhu..
Lovely!!!Ur very creative…Looks awesome and my comfort food…wish to have with mango pickle..:)
I also love curd rice with vadu mangai, that lunch box reminds me of my school days!! 🙂
Delicious curd rice Padhu..I love veggies in curd rice…Love ur lunch box dear.
Wonderful garnishing dear !
very interesting pic….i just love curd rice….its the perfect comfort food..
Love curd rice,such a tasty n comfort food.Cannot beat the combo of that with mango pickle 🙂 Creative presentation.
Ah ! My first comment !
I cannot question your cooking as i have experienced it first hand. 🙂
and the only question i have is
Why would eating drumsticks in school be embarrassing ? 😀
very nice blog. yummy recipes… presentation is good. thanks for dropping by my blog.
Great Dear,….
lovely .. i would like to try it in this way
Great ideas…lovely..thank you so much..
Great….lovely ideas…thanks for ur yummy recipes…
Hi, what do you mean by "curd"? Is this paneer?
Curd is plain yogurt. In India we commonly use the word 'curd' for plain yogurt.
Hi Padhu, Your recipes are simply great. 🙂 I started my cooking by looking into your recipes. So far whatever I cooked by seeing your recipes, came out great and I always get appreciated and praised by my husband for my cooking. 🙂 I should really say thanks to you for this. Thank you Padhu.. 🙂
And now I have got one problem in cooking "Curd Rice". We are planning for a tour in which I was asked to cook curd rice. If I cook and pack it today evening we will eat it on next day afternoon. I need to cook it for over 26 people. Hence I am worried how I gonna cook and preserve it till next day afternoon so that it tastes great when we eat. Could you please help me in solving my problem by suggesting me the best way to cook and preserve it for over 19 hours?
Dear Priyanka
Huge thanks for your nice words and comment. Glad to know that you found the website and recipes useful.
Regarding your doubt – when the rice is hot mash it nicely adding milk (lukewarm). Once the rice is warm, add curd and mix well. Then season it. The secret is to add more of milk and less of curd, so that it will not go sour when you have it the next day. Use fresh milk and freshly set curd. It will be fantastic the next day. I have tried it many times,so do not worry. Go ahead. Regarding the quantity, I feel you need 1/4 cup of uncooked rice per person.
As per Ayurveda – curd should not be consumed with milk and the same way curd and fruits should not be consumed together.
Does the vegetables need to be boiled for few minutes before adding to rice ?
Not necessary. Just chop it finely.
Hi padhu, I love your recipes and always try dem….can I try these kids page recipes for my one year old..?plus reply soon.
You can try the recipes but always start with less quantity.Wait for 2 days to see if it suits him. Then you can gradually increase.
It was cold and raining today and I was craving for some curd rice with rasam. Found your website through google search. Cooked this and your Mysore rasam and both came out great! Everyone in the family loved it!