South Indian Curd Rice
by Pradeep Gupta on Sep 05, 2026दही चावल
Curd Rice is a familiar South Indian rice dish prepared with softly cooked rice, curd and a simple mustard-seed tempering. It is commonly served at the end of a meal.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Dinesh Flour Mills Products Used
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Dinesh Flour Mills Sona Masoori Rice
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Dinesh Flour Mills Urad Dhuli Dal
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Dinesh Flour Mills Kali Sarson
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Dinesh Flour Mills Lahori Namak
Ingredients
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½ cup Sona Masoori Rice
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2 cups water
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1 cup fresh curd
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¼ cup milk, optional
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Salt to taste
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1 teaspoon oil
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½ teaspoon black mustard seeds
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1 teaspoon Urad Dhuli Dal
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1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger
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1 green chilli, chopped
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8 curry leaves
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2 tablespoons pomegranate seeds, optional
Method
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Wash the rice and cook it with two cups of water until very soft.
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Allow it to cool until just warm.
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Mash the rice lightly.
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Add curd, optional milk and salt. Mix well.
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Heat oil in a small tempering pan.
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Add mustard seeds and allow them to crackle.
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Add Urad Dal and cook until lightly golden.
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Add ginger, green chilli and curry leaves.
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Pour the tempering over the curd rice.
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Mix and garnish with pomegranate seeds.
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Refrigerate promptly if not serving immediately.
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