Curd Rice

Preparation Time - 2 Min                  Cooking Time - 30 Min                              Serves - 4

Ingredients:

Rice - 1 Cup

Curd(Yogurt) - 1 Cup

Dry red chili - 2-3

Cashew nuts - 4 (Optional) 

Urad dal - 2 Tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 Tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 Tsp

Asafoetida - a pinch

Curry leaves - 5

Salt - to taste

Sugar - 1 Tsp

Cilantro - 2 Tbsp

Method:

1) Wash rice till water runs clean and cook with 2 1/2 cup of water for 15 mins.

2) In a bowl whisk curd and add sugar, 3/4 cup of water and 1/2 tsp of salt and whisk well.

3) Add curd in rice and mix well.

4) Heat oil in a pan and crackle mustard seeds.

5) Add cumin seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves, urad dal, cashew nuts and dry red chili and saute it for a moment.

6) Add this tadka(tempering) on rice. Add 1/2 Tsp of salt and mix well.

7) Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve.

Curd Rice

Kadhi

Preparation time - 5 Min                Cooking time - 8 min                 Serves - 4

Ingredients:

Curd(Yogurt) - 1 Cup

Gram flour(Besan) - 1 1/2 Tbsp

Ghee or Oil - 1 tbsp

Curry leaves - 6 

Ginger paste - 1 Tsp

Chopped green chili - 2 

Mustard seeds - 1 Tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 Tsp

Asafoetida - a pinch

Salt - 2 Tsp or to taste

Sugar - 1 Tsp

Cilantro - a few to garnish

Method :

1) Take curd in a bowl and whisk well.

2) Add 1/2 cup water and gram flour (besan) and mix well. Make sure there are no lumps.

3) Heat ghee or oil in a pan and crackle mustard seeds.

4) Add cumin seeds, asafoetida, green chili, ginger paste and curry leaves. Fry well.

5) Add curd and besan mixture.

6) Add 1 cup water, salt and sugar. Cook on low flame for 8-10 mins stirring occasionally. 

   Never cook kadhi on high flame and make sure you stir it occasionally.

7)  Garnish with cilantro and serve hot with rice or khichdi.

Kadhi

Gola Bhat/ Besan Bhat

Preparation Time - 5 Min                     Cooking Time - 15 Min           Serves - 4

This is very famous and quick dish from Nagpur, Maharashtra.

Ingredients :

Rice - 1 Cup

Gram Flour (Besan) - 1 Cup

Oil - 1 1/2 Tbsp

Carom seeds - 1 Tsp

Sesame seeds - 2 Tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 Tsp

Turmeric powder - 2 Tsp

Red Chili powder - 1 Tsp

Salt - 2 Tsp/ To taste

Asafoetida - 1 Tsp

Green Chili - 1

Cilantro(Coriander leaves) - a few

Method :

1) In a bowl mix besan, carom seeds, sesame seeds, red chili powder, 1 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp salt. Add water and make a dough. Add little oil if it is too sticky.

2) In a pan heat oil, add mustard seeds, let it crackle.

3) Add asafoetida, turmeric powder and then add rice and 2 cup water.

4) Add salt and let the rice cook. Do not keep the lid.

5) Make medium size balls of besan dough and keep aside.

6) When rice is half cooked put these balls on rice and add little water if required.

7) Now put the lid and let it cook for 5-7 mins on low flame.

8) Garnish with fresh coriander leaves. Serve hot with butter milk and spicy curd chilies.

Gola Bhat