Yogurt Rice | Thayir Sadham
A comforting recipe of Yogurt Rice; this dish combines yogurt, rice, vegetables and tempering. It is SO good as a side or even as a complete meal!
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 255kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cup cooked rice
- 1 cup yogurt
- ½ cup onions (diced)
- ½ cup carrots (diced)
- ½ cup cucumbers (peeled and diced)
- ¼ cup pomegranate arils
- 1 teaspoon ginger chili paste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon cumin powder
- 2 tablespoon cilantro
For the tempering
- 2 teaspoon oil
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- ⅛ teaspoon asafetida
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- 3-4 curry leaves
- 1-2 green chili
Instructions
- In a large bowl add cooked rice and yogurt.
- Then add salt and cumin powder.
- Then mix everything well. Also, keep mashing the rice as you mix. Thin out using water if the rice is too thick.
- Next add in the diced carrots, cucumbers, onions and half the cilantro and pomegranate. Mix well.
- In a pan add oil and heat it. Add urad dal, mustard seeds, asafetida and cumin seeds.
- Then add curry leaves, green chili and mix well.
- Next, transfer the tempering to the yogurt rice.
- Then mix everything well. Serve topped with additional pomegranate and cilantro and serve at room temperature or cooled down.
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Notes
- The recipe basically requires rice and yogurt; add only cooled rice to the yogurt. This is because warm rice is often known to curdle the yogurt.
- If you would like to make the yogurt rice creamier, substitute water with milk or cream. Both work well for this recipe.
- Use only plain yogurt for the recipe. Also ensure it is not sour else the recipe will be super sour.
- To make the recipe Vegan, replace regular yogurt with non-dairy one. Almond, coconut or even peanut milk yogurt works great.
- Adjust the spice level of the recipe by changing the amount of ginger chili paste in the recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 882mg | Potassium: 357mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 3728IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 142mg | Iron: 1mg