Curd Rice - Thayir Sadham

I simply love curd rice.Up till when I was in my 10th standard,this was the only thing that filled my lunch box.My poor mother gave up trying to make me eat spicy curries and settled on this comforting food :) I  used to wonder why people would take the pain to make a dish out of it,when all it actually needed was just mixing rice with some salt and curd.But then once I started preparing this, adding all my favorite ingredients as the tempering it became a favourite at home.My dad used to always add ripe mango pieces,grapes and dates to curd rice when we were kids.I once had a chance to chat with the chef at a famous hotel .He told me that when they have dignitaries as special guests they make curd rice which had more than 50 tempering ingredients :) 50 tempering ingredients ?? Honestly I doubt if I would be able to name 50 ingredients :P

So off to the curd Rice !

You'll Need:
Serves 1 - 2
Cooked Rice - 4 cups (from about 50 g/1/3 cup of raw rice)
Thick Curd - 1 cup
Milk or Cream - 1/2 cup
Warm Water - as needed
Salt as needed
Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp(finely chopped)
Green Grapes(seedless) - 7 - 8 (halved)
Tempering:
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad Dal - 1/2 tsp
Whole Red Chilli - 1 small
Green Chilli - 1 small
Grated Ginger - 1/4 tsp
Raisins - 1 tbsp
Hing - a pinch
oil -1 - 2 tsp

Method:
-Cook the Rice until it is well cooked and a little on the mushy side.
-To a pan add the oil and when it heats up splutter the cumin seeds,whole red chilli,urad dal and mustard seeds.
-Add the Hing and ginger and saute it for a minute or two.
-Add the chopped green chilli and saute for a few seconds.
-Add the raisins and just saute until they are well puffed off.
-Add the curd,milk or cream and mix well for a few seconds and take it off the stove.
-To the cooked rice add the tempering,coriander leaves and salt and mix well.Add warm water or dilute curd to get the desired consistency.
-Let it sit for at least 30 minutes before serving.Garnish with the cut grapes just before serving.Done !

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