Step 1

Rinse the rice grains a couple of times in water. Then add the rice in a 2-litre stovetop pressure cooker.

Step 2

Add 1.5 cups water. Stir and mix very well.

Step 3

Pressure cook rice on medium heat for 5 to 6 whistles or 8 to 9 minutes till the rice is cooked and softened very well.

Step 4

When the pressure settles down on its own, remove the lid and check the doneness of rice. The rice has to be more softer than what we cook on a daily basis and look mushy.

Step 5

With a spoon or vegetable masher, mash the rice. Close the cooker and allow the rice to become lukewarm or come at room temperature.

Step 6

When the rice becomes comes at room temperature and has completely cooled, add fresh curd and milk.

Step 7

Mix again very well and break lumps if any. You can either use the spoon or masher while breaking the lumps.

Step 8

Add finely chopped ginger, finely chopped curry leaves, chopped green chilies and chopped coriander leaves.

Step 9

Instead of adding ginger and curry leaves to the rice, you can also fry them in the tempering.

Step 10

Add salt. Mix very well. Keep aside.

Step 11

Heat a small pan or tadka pan and add sesame oil in it. You can use peanut oil or sunflower oil instead of sesame oil.

Step 12

When the oil becomes hot, lower the heat. Add mustard seeds.

Step 13

Let the mustard seeds crackle.

Step 14

Then add urad dal. Urad dal is optional and can be skipped.

Step 15

Fry on a low heat stirring often till the urad dal becomes golden.

Step 16

Lastly add the add curry leaves and asafoetida. Mix very well.

Step 17

Switch off the heat and immediately pour the tempering in the curd rice mixture. Again mix very well.

Step 18

Serve Curd Rice topped with a few coriander leaves or pomegranate arils or grapes. You can skip the fruits too and just serve curd rice as is. You can also serve with fried sun dried green chillies or any South Indian mango pickle.

Step 19

Store any leftovers in the refrigerator for some hours. Better to eat on the same day.