Thecha Curd Rice
Also known as Green chilli curd rice · Veg · Rice dishes, Chutneys, Podis & Pickles
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.
Thecha curd rice: mushy rice mashed with curd and milk, mixed with a thecha of green chilli, garlic and peanuts. Medium-spicy, serves 2, 20 min, video.
Ingredients
10 itemsCooked Rice3 cup
Milk120 ml
Sunflower Oil1 tbsp
Cumin½ tsp
Peanuts2 tbsp
Salt½ tsp
Coriander Leaves10 grams
Curd1 cup
Garlic, Peeled5 cloves
Green Chilli4
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 | 569kcal | 1138kcal |
| Protein | 16g | 33g |
| Carbohydrate | 81g | 161g |
| Fat | 20g | 40g |
| Fibre | 2.4g | 4.8g |
| Sugar | 9.8g | 20g |
Cookd masalas for cooked rice
Method
- 1
Boil rice until mushy. (1 part rice to 4 parts water) Mash it well with curd, milk, and salt until it’s a creamy consistency.
Cooked RiceMilkSaltCurd
- 2
In a pan, heat oil and saute the cumin, green chillies, peanuts, and garlic cloves. Add the coriander leaves and salt.
Sunflower OilCuminPeanutsSaltCoriander LeavesGarlicGreen Chilli
- 3
Transfer this to a mortar and pestle and make it into a coarse paste.
- 4
Mix this techa chutney into the curd rice and serve cold with vadaam
Before you start
- How long does Thecha Curd Rice take?
- 20 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 10 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Thecha Curd Rice serve?
- 2. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Thecha Curd Rice vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Thecha Curd Rice spicy?
- It is medium: 2 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 Thecha Curd Rice?
- 3 cup Cooked Rice, 1 cup Curd, 4 Green Chilli, 5 cloves Garlic, 10 grams Coriander Leaves, 120 ml Milk, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Thecha Curd Rice?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Thecha Curd Rice?
- About 569 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
4 notes- C
A Cookd cookMarch 2026
👍
- K
Kalkipriya SivashankarSeptember 2025
it's very tasty 🤤 thanku team
- S
shrutiSeptember 2025
add salt according to your preference
- C
A Cookd cookSeptember 2025
Tasted yummy!
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