Instant Curd Rice
Also known as Curd rice, dahi poha · Veg · Rice dishes
Good for: Lunchbox, Summer
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4 steps, each one filmed
A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.
Instant curd rice of soaked poha, curd and milk with a mustard, curry leaf and peanut tempering. Quick, serves 2, 15 minutes, step-by-step video.
Ingredients
13 itemsFlattened Rice3 cup
Wateras needed
Curd2 cup
Milk½ cup
Salt1 tsp
Sunflower Oil2 tbsp
Mustard Seeds½ tsp
Cumin½ tsp
Ginger, Chopped1 tsp
Green Chilli, Chopped2
Dry Red Chilli2
Curry leaves5
Roasted Peanuts2 tbsp
Contains: milk, groundnut.
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 | 987kcal | 1974kcal |
| Protein | 25g | 50g |
| Carbohydrate | 150g | 300g |
| Fat | 34g | 68g |
| Fibre | 5.9g | 12g |
| Sugar | 16g | 31g |
Cookd masalas for flattened rice
Method
- 1
Soak the poha for 2 mins or until soft.
Flattened RiceWater
- 2
Add it in a bowl and mix it well with curd, milk, and salt until it’s of creamy consistency.
CurdMilkSalt
- 3
For making the tempering, heat the oil. Add jeera, mustard seeds, let it splutter. Add dry red chillies, curry leaves. Now add ginger, green chillies, peanuts and add this tempering over curd rice and mix.
Sunflower OilMustard SeedsCuminGingerGreen ChilliDry Red ChilliCurry leavesRoasted Peanuts
- 4
Garnish with coriander leaves.
Before you start
- How long does Instant Curd Rice take?
- 15 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 5 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Instant Curd Rice serve?
- 2. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Instant Curd Rice vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Instant Curd Rice spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Instant Curd Rice?
- 3 cup Flattened Rice, 2 cup Curd, ½ cup Milk, 2 Green Chilli, 2 Dry Red Chilli, 5 Curry leaves, and a few more listed on this page.
- How many calories are in Instant Curd Rice?
- About 987 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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