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    Home » Main Course » variety rice (kalanda sadam)

    Yoghurt Rice | Thayir Sadam

    by Nisha

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    How can I complete my series without our beloved "Thayir Sadam". So for the letter Y and almost at the end of series, I present to you the most savoured dish of the Tambrahm. I fondly recall my grandma while typing this. This curd rice dearly known as "thachi mammu" is the core that brings the family especially all the kids together in one place. Grandma at the centre and the children surrounding her we would have the luxury of being fed under moonlight. Every summer vacation is spent like that. We used to cup our hands and wait impatiently for our turn to come. She used to make a small lump and in the centre either keep mormilagai or vatha kuzhambu and then give it to us. It was so much fun to have dinner this way; licking and slurping with lots of fun stories!

    Yoghurt Rice | Thayir Sadam

     

    The curd rice has become so synonymous with our community, to an extent that it is now a term for ridiculing distinguishing us! Yeah! We are inseparable and cannot complete our meal without this. No matter rain or snow, or even if you have severe cold, curd rice should be the end of meal.

    Thayir Sadam

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    Yoghurt Rice | Thayir Sadam
    Prep Time
    10 mins
    Cook Time
    15 mins
    Total Time
    25 mins
     

    Rice mixed with curd and seasoned with mustard seeds, curry leaves and green chillies. 

    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Indian
    Servings: 2
    Author: Nisha
    Ingredients
    • ¾ Cup Rice
    • Thayir | Curd as needed
    • ¼ Cup warm Milk
    • Salt to taste
    • 1 tablespoon Oil
    • ½ teaspoon Mustard seeds
    • 10-15 Curry leaves torn
    • 3 Pachai Milagai | Green chillies
    • 1 teaspoon Ulutham parupu | Urad dahl
    • Coriander for garnish
    Instructions
    1. Pressure cook the rice. The grains should have been mashed well. It should not be separate.
    2. When the rice is still warm, add the milk and mix well. Then add the curd and salt, mix well.
    3. Heat oil in a Kadai | Pan over medium high heat.
    4. Once the oil shimmers, add the mustard seeds and let it splutter. Then add the curry leaves, green chillies and urad dahl; fry for a second.
    5. As the dahl turns golden brown, remove from fire. Add a pinch of asafoetida and pour it over the rice
    6. Finally garnish it with coriander leaves. Check for salt and adjust.
    Recipe Notes
    1. Make sure that the mango is unripe. The green ones with white flesh is ideal for this dish. If the curd is sour, reduce the curd and increase the milk quantity.
    2. Add curd as much as needed. Make the rice little loose as it will thicken as it cools. It should be of porridge consistency.
    3. The rice will thicken with time. So just before serving, add some warm milk or water to it. It will also become sour when kept out for long.
    4. Refrigerate if you are not using within two to three hours.

     

    Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM# 63 here.

     

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    Comments

    1. Smruti Shah says

      May 16, 2016 at 5:41 am

      Same pinch Nisha! I made the same dish, but in a slightly different way! Loved your setup 🙂

      Reply
    2. Harini-Jaya R says

      May 04, 2016 at 2:33 am

      Very comforting and a must have at home. Love those antic pots there.

      Reply
    3. Pavani N says

      May 03, 2016 at 12:51 am

      Lovely post Nisha. I love that it sadam but rarely make it 'cos of my husband's yogurt aversion. But whenever I make it I enjoy it thoroughly 🙂

      Reply
    4. vaishali sabnani says

      May 03, 2016 at 12:12 am

      I guess for most grannies sre special , Beautiful presentation with such comforting food .

      Reply
    5. Sapana Behl says

      May 02, 2016 at 4:47 pm

      Thayir sadam is a comforting rice dish.Looks so delicious.

      Reply
    6. Amara Annapaneni says

      May 02, 2016 at 8:25 am

      Such a cooling and comforting rice. Love it.

      Reply
    7. Usha Rao says

      April 30, 2016 at 5:18 pm

      Though I don't eat plain rice and yogurt, love this yogurt rice. I love the vessel in which you served yogurt rice. Looks rustic and apt for this rice.

      Reply
    8. Srivalli says

      April 30, 2016 at 12:58 pm

      I see that you got the best for the last!..I love this either ways..and best combo is with mango..yum!..

      Reply
    9. Gayathri Kumar says

      April 30, 2016 at 10:03 am

      We used to eat the curd rice by taking a handful, making a small well in the middle, pour some gravy on it and eat. We used to call it as sottu kulambu, but now every thing is forgotten in this modern world. Very well written..

      Reply
    10. Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says

      April 30, 2016 at 2:32 am

      It looks like kovil prasadam only.. Very soft and yum..

      Reply
    11. Priya Suresh says

      April 29, 2016 at 9:36 pm

      Who will say no to this ultimate rice, the most favourite rice of many. Thachi mammu rocks.

      Reply
    12. Suma Gandlur says

      April 29, 2016 at 9:33 pm

      Everyone in south probably have the same nostalgic memories of an adult, especially grandmas / older aunts feeding the kids gang during vacations while entertaining them with stories or anecdotes. That yogurt rice looks perfectly made and delicious.

      Reply

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