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Home » RICE VARIETIES » Curd rice recipe, how to make thayir sadam

Curd rice recipe, how to make thayir sadam

June 7, 2012 by Raks Anand 76 Comments / Jump to Recipe

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Curd rice recipe – Learn how to make perfect creamy south Indian curd rice with step by step pictures and tips for delicious results!

Curd rice recipe? What recipe is there for curd rice! This could be the thing running behind many of you, for whom it is a everyday thing. But there are people who really have no idea about how to make curd rice/ thayir sadam or some of you want to know more precisely.

And for this summer, we all want to beat the heat, so thought of posting curd rice virtually for you all. As I have seen myself, many guys like to end their meals with curd rice, especially south Indians. Vj says, even if there’s no fancy meals, curd rice, pickle or a simple vegetable side dish is enough for him. It tastes heavenly to him. And I have heard the same through other friends too, that their husbands prefer at least curd rice for their lunch box, rather than eating out.

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Though we end our lunch with curd rice every day, we rather eat plain with rice and buttermilk. My mom and FIL says butter milk is good for you than curd as such. So we always make the curd thin by beating it with water and use it for our everyday meals. But sometimes, specially we make curd rice or for lunch boxes, we prefer curd rice with seasonings.

A perfectly made curd rice will beat all the other dishes we cook with lots of masalas/spices … My bro is a big fan of seasoned curd rice. Even if my mom tempers with mustard and curry leaves alone, he loves it a lot. Me too! Sometimes I temper my leftover rice(pazhaya sadam- left over rice immersed in water and kept overnight) the next day and enjoy it heartily.
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Curd rice / Thayir sadam recipe

Curd rice recipe - Learn how to make perfect creamy south Indian curd rice with step by step pictures and tips for delicious results!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 2
Cup measurements

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Raw rice I used sona masoori
  • 1/2 cup Curd/ plain yogurt
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 1 tsp Butter optional
  • 2 tbsp Mango chopped finely
  • 2 tbsp Cucumber chopped finely
  • 1 tbsp Carrot chopped finely
  • 1 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped finely
  • Curry leaves - few
  • 1 Green chilli chopped finely
  • 1 tsp Ginger chopped very finely
  • Salt - as needed
  • 1 pinch Asafoetida

To temper

  • 2 tsp Oil
  • 1/2 tsp Mustard
  • 1 tsp Urad dal
  • 1 generous pinch Asafoetida
  • 1 tbsp Cashew nuts broken
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves

Instructions

  • Wash the rice thrice and pressure cook with 1 & 3/4  cups of water for 5 whistles in medium flame.
  • Once done, mash the rice well and mix  boiled, hot milk(add butter at this stage).
  • Add more water if needed. Let it cool down.
  • Add the curd and mix well. Add all the other ingredients in the table and mix well.
  • Lastly temper with the items given under ‘To temper’ table.

Notes

  • The ingredients like carrot, cucumber,mango are optional. Its subject to availability 😉 Even cashews are optional.
  • Butter is also optional, but if you make it for any special occasion, do add it, it gives a nice creamy flavour!
  • Sometimes instead of veggies I add fruits too. Grapes, pomegranate and apple are perfect for it.
  • Do not add cold milk to the hot rice. Heat milk and add it.
  • Instead of milk, you can add hot water too, but milk gives richness to the curd rice.
  • Before adding curd, ensure the rice is cooled down, because adding curd to hot rice will kill the live cultures in the curd and may not be friendly to your tummy!
  • Please adjust the milk, curd and water quantity according to the consistency you need.
  • If you like tangy taste, add more of curd.
  • I would suggest for more milk and less curd and addition of chilli and cucumber prevents the curd rice turning too sour/tangy, when packing for lunch box.
  • You can even add the chillies and ginger while you temper.
  • If you make curd rice for kids, avoid green chilli.

Method:

    1. Wash the rice thrice and pressure cook with 1 & 3/4  cups of water for 5 whistles in medium flame. Once done, mash the rice well and mix  boiled, hot milk(add butter at this stage). Add more water if needed.1-curd-rice
    2. Let it cool down.Add the curd and mix well.2-thayir-sadam
    3. Add all the other ingredients in the table and mix well.Lastly temper with the items given under ‘To temper’ table.4-thayir-sadam

I always love to have it with any homemade pickle, more milagai. Or even now the seasonal ripe sweet mango will be apt…Yummy.

Tadka:
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  1. Sudha Sabarish

    June 7, 2012 at 8:29 am

    Slurppppppp……Mouthwatering.I will finish with no time.Always love curd rice.

    Reply
  2. Sangeetha Nambi

    June 7, 2012 at 8:39 am

    Wow ! Looks perfect… BTW, thanks for the bolded tip in ur NOTES section….

    http://recipe-excavator.blogspot.com

    Reply
  3. PriyaVaasu

    June 7, 2012 at 9:06 am

    Delicious!!! Appa makes it this way!!!

    Reply
  4. Apputty

    June 7, 2012 at 9:14 am

    my mom makes this way 🙂

    http://homestylevegfood.blogspot.in/

    Reply
  5. sowmya's creative saga

    June 7, 2012 at 9:16 am

    nice post..i make the same way too with fruits curd and milk even for get togethers..but I have never tried added butter..

    Reply
  6. Kaveri Venkatesh

    June 7, 2012 at 9:35 am

    Curd rice is my daughter's all time favorite..she can live on it for days together. Your pictures look mouthwatering…nice tips…So much is involved in making a simple curd rice.

    Reply
  7. Mamta

    June 7, 2012 at 9:59 am

    Its routine dish but refreshing 🙂

    Reply
  8. Shobha Kamath

    June 7, 2012 at 10:50 am

    Simple and nice one! It is really refreshing to have it during summer. The tips were useful.

    Reply
  9. Prathima Rao

    June 7, 2012 at 11:04 am

    A comfort meal, anytime, any day 🙂
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

    Reply
  10. Akila

    June 7, 2012 at 11:10 am

    Looks divine…. Nothing can stand before the taste of curd rice

    Reply
  11. Sharmilee! :)

    June 7, 2012 at 11:11 am

    Luv this buttery curd rice…looks tempting for this summer.Creamy and yummy!

    Reply
  12. renu

    June 7, 2012 at 11:17 am

    This comment has been removed by the author.

    Reply
  13. renu

    June 7, 2012 at 11:18 am

    There was a spelling mistake so i removed my earlier comment;)

    love your notes and ur pics.. recipe i do not need to mention..its always good..!!!

    Reply
  14. Pavithra Elangovan

    June 7, 2012 at 11:41 am

    Even we cook lots of fancy items, nothing can beat the curd rice and pickle..its always my fav that too with seasoning and shredded veggies like this.

    Reply
  15. Nithya

    June 7, 2012 at 11:58 am

    My most favorite meal 🙂 looooove it. My in-laws actually tease me when I treat curd like amrutham 🙂

    Reply
  16. Kanchan

    June 7, 2012 at 12:02 pm

    My favourite comfort food .. love to have it anytime 🙂

    Reply
  17. Kavitha Bhargav

    June 7, 2012 at 12:23 pm

    Oh man… look at that!!!! Creamy finger licking curd rice.

    Reply
  18. Priya

    June 7, 2012 at 12:46 pm

    Nothing will beat this comforting food.

    Reply
  19. srividhya Ravikumar

    June 7, 2012 at 12:50 pm

    My favourite curd rice…

    Reply
  20. Ramya

    June 7, 2012 at 1:04 pm

    what a refreshing curd rice! Lovely!

    Reply
  21. Anu

    June 7, 2012 at 1:36 pm

    Without this my meal is not complete.

    Reply
  22. Goddess

    June 7, 2012 at 1:52 pm

    Adding butter in curd rice is new to me. Will try it out. Your picture1 forced me to make curd rice now.

    Reply
  23. Paaka Shaale

    June 7, 2012 at 2:24 pm

    Even though curd rice is a staple at my place, it is one dish that I just can't get enough of. Lovef the recipe and the clicks 🙂

    Reply
  24. Suja Manoj

    June 7, 2012 at 2:40 pm

    Filling and yummy meal.

    Reply
  25. Srimathi

    June 7, 2012 at 3:37 pm

    This curd rice looks comforting,I have not used butter to the curd rice before.Interesting.

    Reply
  26. Hema

    June 7, 2012 at 3:49 pm

    Nice clicks, looks so yummy..

    Reply
  27. savitha ramesh

    June 7, 2012 at 4:04 pm

    my all time fav.lo ve the clicks.

    Reply
  28. Hamaree Rasoi

    June 7, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    Simply delicious

    Reply
  29. Mahi

    June 7, 2012 at 6:08 pm

    This will be perfect for picnic lunch! 😉 Looks good Raji! I never add mango in the curd rice, but tried all other variations u mentioned!

    Reply
  30. Mahi

    June 7, 2012 at 6:13 pm

    I have I-pad 2, but never transferred photos/videos to PC, so no idea about the video quality! Heard that I-pad 3 has better features & pressing hubby dear to upgrade the gadgets, of course with your video! hehe.. :)))

    Thanks for the clarification!

    Reply
  31. Anonymous

    June 7, 2012 at 7:05 pm

    comfort food! love thayir sadam any day!

    Reply
  32. Harini

    June 7, 2012 at 7:21 pm

    My all time fav recipe! and amazing clicks too…

    Reply
  33. Spice up the Curry

    June 7, 2012 at 8:00 pm

    looks just awesome. so delicious

    Reply
  34. Sanoli Ghosh

    June 7, 2012 at 10:25 pm

    It looks divine. Actually I hadn't any idea about curd rice, but after going through your post, it is now clear to me. Willing to make now. Delicious and healthy recipe.
    http://sanolisrecipies.blogspot.com

    Reply
  35. Laavanya

    June 7, 2012 at 11:10 pm

    Something about seasoned curd rice is always so special… so very comforting and tasty.

    Reply
  36. Shabitha Karthikeyan

    June 8, 2012 at 12:09 am

    Seasoned curd rice is always a family fav recipe. Nicely done truly makes me drool !!

    Reply
  37. Gayathri NG

    June 8, 2012 at 1:51 am

    Curd rice looks heavenly delicious and very helpful tips too…My hubby also really enjoy this type of curd rice:)

    Reply
  38. Arch

    June 8, 2012 at 2:58 am

    Awesome. This is how I made it for a potluck here, and had people asking for recipe. So glad, you put it up. Try adding a can of cream instead of butter 🙂 or evaporated milk. It is delicious. Love the pics here.

    Reply
  39. Daksha

    June 8, 2012 at 3:03 am

    Wow!!curd rice…..looks awesome.. love this….

    Reply
  40. Priti

    June 8, 2012 at 3:18 am

    Yum ….reminds me of our potluck and this …

    Reply
  41. Chitra

    June 8, 2012 at 3:53 am

    Yummy ,Sen makes a better curd rice than me ;)We have this atleast once in a week .. Awesome clicks as usual..!!

    Reply
  42. R.Punitha

    June 8, 2012 at 3:58 am

    Hi Rajeswari ,

    I'm Punitha of http://www.southindiafoodrecipes.blogspot.in
    Curd rice and mor milaga and pickle are looks really drooooling :-)Nicely done… At your free time do visit my blog and drop your valuable comments Raks:)

    Reply
  43. Valarmathi Sanjeev

    June 8, 2012 at 5:40 am

    Wow…yummy, creamy curd rice, I love this…..looks wonderful and yummy.

    Reply
  44. Tina

    June 8, 2012 at 1:32 pm

    Never tried this before..Looks perfect.

    Reply
  45. Veena Theagarajan

    June 8, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    So nice clicks.. I love Mixed Curd rice than having with plain rice and curd with it.. For some reason my hubby prefer later (so boring…) this week he is out of town.. you hv posted this at right time… I will try this week

    Veena of Great-secret-of-life.blogspot.com

    Reply
  46. Kalpana Sareesh

    June 8, 2012 at 5:13 pm

    i will be blessed if this is how i serve curd rice to my hubby every day.. too gorgeous..

    Reply
  47. Jay

    June 8, 2012 at 6:22 pm

    this looks sooper tasty
    Tasty Appetite

    Reply
  48. Shabbu

    June 8, 2012 at 7:48 pm

    yummy and perfect curd rice…

    Shabbu's Tasty Kitchen

    Reply
  49. Anonymous

    June 8, 2012 at 8:15 pm

    curd rice looks yum….
    http://frommyrasoi.blogspot.com

    Reply
  50. Richa

    June 8, 2012 at 10:21 pm

    love your gorgeous clicks! the colors pop right out.

    Reply
  51. Nagashree

    June 9, 2012 at 9:31 pm

    Gorgeous, all time favorite. Love it with the fried spicy chilies 🙂

    Reply
  52. Chickoo

    June 12, 2012 at 3:23 pm

    I tried your recipe yesterday, exactly the way you have described and the end result was heavenly!!! It was too good, there is something about the milk, mushy rice, butter and yogurt combo!!

    Reply
  53. Chickoo

    June 12, 2012 at 3:23 pm

    I tried your recipe yesterday, exactly the way you have described and the end result was heavenly!!! It was too good, there is something about the milk, mushy rice, butter and yogurt combo!!

    Reply
  54. RAKS KITCHEN

    June 12, 2012 at 11:59 pm

    Chickoo, Thanks for your prompt feedback 🙂 glad you liked it!

    Reply
  55. Aparna Srinivasan

    June 26, 2012 at 8:39 am

    I love thachi mamum.. great presentation..

    Reply
  56. Malar

    August 15, 2012 at 3:20 am

    Awesome Raks! I tried the exact steps and booom, there – a delicious, creamy curd rice! Thank you very much!

    Reply
  57. Unknown

    November 6, 2012 at 1:59 pm

    That looks like a lovely yogurt rice. I have posted a link to your recipe under my own recipe for Yogurt Rice, do take a look when you have a chance.
    https://cook2jhoom.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/yogurt-rice-or-thayir-choru/
    Best wishes,
    Cheeku

    Reply
  58. city

    December 19, 2012 at 3:09 pm

    thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  59. Dileep Nair

    December 26, 2012 at 1:45 pm

    i just tried this one today, and was an awesome meal…

    Thanks, Dileep

    Reply
  60. സ്നേഹപൂര്‍വ്വം ശ്യാമ....(snehapoorvam syama)

    April 3, 2013 at 12:44 am

    recently see dis blog :). luvd dis recip for curd rice….

    Reply
  61. Unknown

    May 15, 2013 at 1:44 am

    I tried this curd recipe. It came out very well. Only change I made was I omitted green chillies and when tempering, I add "moru milagai" and add it to the curd rice. This way we don't need any side dish and can eat the curd rice with the "moru milagai". Hope you like my twist.

    Reply
  62. Simran

    May 20, 2013 at 12:39 pm

    Hi raks made it today..came out really very very good..I can't believe I made it..all thanks to u..love ur all reciepes and even tried many..:)

    Reply
  63. Hema Krishnamohan

    July 22, 2013 at 5:38 am

    Very useful tip of adding hot milk. The proportion of rice, milk and curd are very important. I am going to try
    this exactly following your post. Thank you.

    Reply
  64. Ramya venkat

    July 23, 2013 at 10:30 am

    Loved it Raks 🙂 Too good.. third click is wonderful!!

    Reply
  65. mymoon

    October 6, 2013 at 12:17 am

    so nice of u raks…
    my hubby wad asking me to prepare curd rice for his lunch box..I kept silent on those moments as I dont know how to do…now got a perfect recipe…thank you raks…
    how long it will be good…
    because i have to prepare early morning 6am for lunch(1.30pm)

    Reply
  66. Arun

    April 8, 2014 at 11:15 am

    heard a lot about curd rice….I made and ate it because of you. Thank you for a wonderful dish and recipe.

    Reply
  67. Padmini Gupta

    April 30, 2014 at 9:25 am

    My First serious attempt to curd rice… Loved the taste!!!

    I was earlier making a blunder !!

    Thanks

    Reply
  68. Unknown

    May 16, 2014 at 2:45 pm

    Rak,i made it in both fruit way n veggie way n it was simply superrb!

    Reply
  69. Luthfun Nahar Jainudeen

    May 18, 2014 at 2:51 pm

    Mouthwatering. Superb clicks.

    Reply
  70. Subashini

    August 5, 2014 at 11:18 am

    Hi raji..tried this curd rice yesterday as per your recipe minus few ingredients due to their non availability and it was the best curd rice i had prepared so far..learnt few tricks from your instructions and the result was great.i have tried few of your other recipes as well but commenting for the 1st time….the best thing about your site is the wonderful stepwise pics which look very appealing and motivates others to try the recipe…great job and keep up the wonderful work…

    Reply
  71. Subashini

    August 5, 2014 at 11:19 am

    Hi raji..tried this curd rice yesterday as per your recipe and it was the best curd rice i had prepared so far..learnt few tricks from your instructions and the result was great.i have tried few of your other recipes as well but commenting for the 1st time….the best thing about your site is the wonderful stepwise pics which look very appealing and motivates others to try the recipe…great job and keep up the wonderful work…

    Reply
  72. Challuru's

    July 3, 2015 at 10:22 am

    Hi u r my saviour. Though to hear it's simple curd rice it won't be appreciated if it's not done the right way. Thanks for the recipe and tips (which r very imp)

    Reply
  73. Calla Lily

    August 5, 2015 at 5:41 pm

    Looks delicious! Thanks so much fir sharing the recipe!!

    Reply
  74. Asha Ganesan

    October 13, 2016 at 6:21 am

    Prepared this for lunch today. Added butter, pomegranate and apple instead of veggies. It was so delicious!! Thanks for this wonderful recipe 🙂

    Reply
  75. Sudha M Sundaram

    May 13, 2019 at 4:01 pm

    I am one of your ardent fans. I have tried many of your recipes and they have come out excellent. I especially follow your cookery tips which are very helpful.

    Reply
    • Raks Anand

      May 13, 2019 at 8:29 pm

      Thank you Sudha 🙂

      Reply

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