The key to making a tasty and kids friendly curd rice or yogurt rice is to add less yogurt and more milk which makes it tastier.
So give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.
Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 20 to 30 mins
Serves : 3 to 4
Ingredients:
Rice – 1/2 cup
Water – 2 to 2.5 cups
Milk – 1 cup or as needed
Curd / Yogurt – 1.5 tablespoon
Salt to taste
Sugar – 1 tsp
For Seasoning:
Ghee – 1 tablespoon
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku – 1 tsp
Urad Dal / Ulundu paruppu – 1 tsp
Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi – 1/4 tsp
Carrot – 1 medium size grated
Method:
Take rice in a pressure cooker and add water to it. Cook it for 4 to 5 whistles. Simmer for 10 mins. Switch off the heat and let the pressure go all by itself. Open and mash it up.
Now add salt to it and mix well. Add in yogurt and milk and mix well. Add in sugar and mix well
Now make tempering. Heat ghee in a frying pan heats it up. Add in mustard, urad dal and asafoetida. Fry it for 30 sec.
Add in grated carrots. Saute for 1 min or so.
Pour this over the rice and mix well.
Enjoy it yourself or serve your Lil one.
