Curd rice recipe – Learn how to make perfect creamy south Indian curd rice with step by step pictures and tips for delicious results!
Is there a recipe? This could be the thing running behind many of you, for whom it is an everyday thing. But there are people who really have no idea about how to make 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 it virtually for you all. As I have seen myself, many guys like to end their meals with this, especially south Indians.
Vj says, even if there’s no fancy meal, thayir sadam 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 thayir sadam for their lunch box, rather than eating out.
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Though we end our lunch with mor sadam 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 thayir sadam or for lunch boxes, we prefer with temperings. A perfectly made thayir sadam will beat all the other dishes we cook with lots of masalas/spices … My brother is a big fan of tempered 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.
Top tip
- Make it creamy and rich by adding a dash of cream. (In addition to milk and butter)
- You can add milk while cooking too for more deep taste.
- Adding a sweet touch like grape or apple will be nice if you like it.
- Make it little loose in texture so that later it stays in right consistency.
- As time passes and the rice turns sour, you may feel salt is not enough. So add little more salt and mix to balance.
Recipe card
Curd rice / Thayir sadam recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup Raw rice I used sona masoori
- ½ cup Curd/ plain yogurt
- ½ cup Milk
- 1 teaspoon Butter optional
- 2 tablespoon Mango chopped finely
- 2 tablespoon Cucumber chopped finely
- 1 tablespoon Carrot chopped finely
- 1 tablespoon Coriander leaves chopped finely
- Curry leaves – few
- 1 Green chilli chopped finely
- 1 teaspoon Ginger chopped very finely
- Salt – as needed
- 1 pinch Asafoetida
To temper
- 2 teaspoon Oil
- ½ teaspoon Mustard
- 1 teaspoon Urad dal
- 1 generous pinch Asafoetida
- 1 tablespoon Cashew nuts broken
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
Instructions
- Wash the rice thrice and pressure cook with 1 & ¾ 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.
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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 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 it turning too sour/tangy, when packing for lunch box.
- You can even add the chillies and ginger while you temper.
- If you make this for kids, avoid green chilli.
Stepwise photos
1. Wash the rice thrice and pressure cook with 1 & ¾ 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.
2. Let it cool down. Add the curd and mix well.
3. Add all the other ingredients in the table and mix well.Lastly temper with the items given under ‘To temper’ table.
I always love to have it with any homemade pickle, more milagai. Or even now the seasonal ripe sweet mango will be apt…Yummy.
Tempering:
Slurppppppp……Mouthwatering.I will finish with no time.Always love curd rice.
Wow ! Looks perfect… BTW, thanks for the bolded tip in ur NOTES section….
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Delicious!!! Appa makes it this way!!!
my mom makes this way 🙂
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nice post..i make the same way too with fruits curd and milk even for get togethers..but I have never tried added butter..
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.
Its routine dish but refreshing 🙂
Simple and nice one! It is really refreshing to have it during summer. The tips were useful.
A comfort meal, anytime, any day 🙂
Prathima Rao
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Looks divine…. Nothing can stand before the taste of curd rice
Luv this buttery curd rice…looks tempting for this summer.Creamy and yummy!
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love your notes and ur pics.. recipe i do not need to mention..its always good..!!!
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.
My most favorite meal 🙂 looooove it. My in-laws actually tease me when I treat curd like amrutham 🙂
My favourite comfort food .. love to have it anytime 🙂
Oh man… look at that!!!! Creamy finger licking curd rice.
Nothing will beat this comforting food.
My favourite curd rice…
what a refreshing curd rice! Lovely!
Without this my meal is not complete.
Adding butter in curd rice is new to me. Will try it out. Your picture1 forced me to make curd rice now.
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 🙂
Filling and yummy meal.
This curd rice looks comforting,I have not used butter to the curd rice before.Interesting.
Nice clicks, looks so yummy..
my all time fav.lo ve the clicks.
Simply delicious
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!
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!
comfort food! love thayir sadam any day!
My all time fav recipe! and amazing clicks too…
looks just awesome. so delicious
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.
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Something about seasoned curd rice is always so special… so very comforting and tasty.
Seasoned curd rice is always a family fav recipe. Nicely done truly makes me drool !!
Curd rice looks heavenly delicious and very helpful tips too…My hubby also really enjoy this type of curd rice:)
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.
Wow!!curd rice…..looks awesome.. love this….
Yum ….reminds me of our potluck and this …
Yummy ,Sen makes a better curd rice than me ;)We have this atleast once in a week .. Awesome clicks as usual..!!
Hi Rajeswari ,
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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:)
Wow…yummy, creamy curd rice, I love this…..looks wonderful and yummy.
Never tried this before..Looks perfect.
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
i will be blessed if this is how i serve curd rice to my hubby every day.. too gorgeous..
this looks sooper tasty
Tasty Appetite
yummy and perfect curd rice…
Shabbu's Tasty Kitchen
curd rice looks yum….
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love your gorgeous clicks! the colors pop right out.
Gorgeous, all time favorite. Love it with the fried spicy chilies 🙂
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!!
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!!
Chickoo, Thanks for your prompt feedback 🙂 glad you liked it!
I love thachi mamum.. great presentation..
Awesome Raks! I tried the exact steps and booom, there – a delicious, creamy curd rice! Thank you very much!
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
thanks for sharing.
i just tried this one today, and was an awesome meal…
Thanks, Dileep
recently see dis blog :). luvd dis recip for curd rice….
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.
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..:)
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.
Loved it Raks 🙂 Too good.. third click is wonderful!!
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)
heard a lot about curd rice….I made and ate it because of you. Thank you for a wonderful dish and recipe.
My First serious attempt to curd rice… Loved the taste!!!
I was earlier making a blunder !!
Thanks
Rak,i made it in both fruit way n veggie way n it was simply superrb!
Mouthwatering. Superb clicks.
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…
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…
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)
Looks delicious! Thanks so much fir sharing the recipe!!
Prepared this for lunch today. Added butter, pomegranate and apple instead of veggies. It was so delicious!! Thanks for this wonderful recipe 🙂
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.
Thank you Sudha 🙂