Recipe

Phalahaari Curd Rice
(फलाहारी कर्ड राइस)

Recipe Contributed By: Soma Prasad, Bengaluru

 Ingredients

Sama Rice (सामा, Barnyard millet) - ½ cup
Curd – 4 cups
Cucumber – 1, small (peeled and grated)
Green chilli - 1 or 2 (finely chopped)
Pomegranate seeds (ताजे अनार का दाना) – ½ cup
Sendha Namak (सेंधा नमक, Rock Salt, Halite) – as per taste
Roasted Jeera Powder – 1 tsp (optional)

For tempering:
Oil – 2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Red chilli – 2 (cut into big pieces)
Curry leaves – 8 to10

 Method of Preparation

1. Wash sama rice properly and pressure cook with 1 cup water for 2 whistles.

2. Whisk curd, add cucumber, pomegranate seeds and sendha namak.

3. Add cooked sama rice to the curd and mix properly.

4. For tempering, heat oil, add mustard seeds and allow it to crackle, add red chillies and curry leaves.

5. Add tempering to the curd rice. Sprinkle some pomegranate seeds.

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