High Protein Curd Rice
Also known as Curd Rice · Veg · Rice dishes, One-pot meals
You’ll need: Pressure Cooker
Good for: Lunchbox, Summer
Cook along
5 steps, each one filmed
A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.
High protein curd rice mixes pressure-cooked rice with hung curd, blended paneer and skimmed milk. Mild, serves 2, 20 minutes plus chilling, with video.
High protein
Ingredients
14 itemsRice, Boiled½ cup
WaterTo Cook
Low Fat Paneer200 grams
Hung Curd1 cup
Urad Dal (split)2 tsp
Ginger, Finely Chopped1 inch
Green Chilli, Slit4
Salt1 tsp
Coriander Leaves1 tbsp
Skimmed Milk½ cup
Sunflower Oil2 tsp
Mustard Seeds1 tsp
Curry leaves2 sprigs
Asafoetida2 tsp
Contains: milk, wheat.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 2. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 626kcal | 1252kcal |
| Protein | 43g | 86g |
| Carbohydrate | 61g | 122g |
| Fat | 23g | 46g |
| Fibre | 2.3g | 4.6g |
| Sugar | 12g | 23g |
Cookd masalas for hung curd
Method
- 1
Wash the rice 5-6 times or until the water runs clean.
Rice
- 2
Pour a lot of water and pressure cook for 4-5 whistles on a medium-high flame or until the rice is cooked through and soft. Drain the rice, cover and set aside.
Water
- 3
Add the low-fat paneer to a mixer jar, blend it into a super fine paste, and set aside.
Low Fat Paneer
- 4
In a mixing bowl, add the hung curd, paneer paste, rice, and skimmed milk and mix thoroughly.
Hung CurdSkimmed Milk
- 5
In a tadka pan, prepare the tempering by adding all the ingredients and add it to the curd rice. Finish it with salt and coriander leaves and let it chill for 30-40 minutes. You loosen it by adding a little more skimmed milk later.
Urad Dal (split)GingerGreen ChilliSaltCoriander LeavesSunflower OilMustard SeedsCurry leavesAsafoetida
Before you start
- How long does High Protein Curd Rice take?
- 20 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 10 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does High Protein Curd Rice serve?
- 2. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is High Protein Curd Rice vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is High Protein Curd Rice spicy?
- It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make High Protein Curd Rice?
- 1 cup Hung Curd, ½ cup Rice, 200 grams Low Fat Paneer, ½ cup Skimmed Milk, 4 Green Chilli, 1 tbsp Coriander Leaves, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for High Protein Curd Rice?
- Yes, this one is cooked under pressure.
- How many calories are in High Protein Curd Rice?
- About 626 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
2 notes- K
KJ ThejasAugust 2024
nice very nice. good feeling.
- A
Asmitha rameshMay 2025
I think cottage Cheese might work better than low fat paneer as replacement
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