Ingredients:

• For the main dish:
• Rice -1 cup
• Onion -1, big
• Cucumber -1/2, peeled and grated
• Fresh curd- 3 cups
• Salt to taste
• For the seasoning:
• Ginger – 1 small piece
• Curry leaves 4-6
• Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
• Channa dal- 1 tsp
• Green chillies 3-4

Method:

1. Wash the rice well and pressure cook with 1 cup water. Cook on high until the first whistle, then simmer and allow 1 more whistle.
2. Now take out the cooked rice and let it cool.
3. Then mix the onion and the cucumber to it and keep aside.
4. For the garnishing:
5. Heat oil in a pan and splutter the mustard seeds, channa dal, curry leaves, add the ginger and the green chillies and keep aside.
6. Now mix the yogurt in the rice and add salt to taste.
7. Add the garnishing and stir well.
8. Serve garnished.

Recipe courtesy of Swathi