Curd Rice/ Yoghurt rice

I remember my school days in the hostel, when we boarders who did not go home for the festival holidays were treated by those lucky ones who went...with lots and lots of goodies from their homes..:) One such comfort food that came with the package was the simple curd rice. This dish...in all its simplicity..makes you wonder how an unappealing bowl of over cooked rice is transformed into a delicious wholesome dish. So that is exactly what I did when I found out that I had overdone my rice...sneakily transformed it into our Curd rice... and saved the day!!!
Here is the recipe....

Ingredients
Cooked rice - 2 cups
Curd/ yoghurt - 1 cup
Oil - 2 tablespoons
Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Red chillies - 2-3
Green chillies - 4-5
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Coriander leaves - 5-6 sprigs
Curry leaves
Salt to taste

Mix the curd with rice in a large bowl. Both rice and curd must be at room temperature. Add salt according to your taste.
Chop the green chillies and coriander leaves and saute with 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan. Now add the coconut with little salt and fry it for about a minute on medium flame. Mix this with the rice and set aside for some time.
Heat the rest of the oil in a pan and add mustard. Allow it to pop and add the red chillies and curry leaves and fry them till crisp. Pour it over the rice, mix and serve.
It can be served with a chicken dish or just have it with some pickled vegetables.
There are always variations to be tried in any recipe..some grated cucumber or carrot can be mixed in...or you can also garnish with cashews and raisins...
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