You will get relief from the hassle of kitchen, make this tasty and spicy masala curd rice in just 5 minutes.

In the summer season, standing in the kitchen for hours amidst the scorching afternoon sun and scorching heat to cook food seems no less than a punishment. In such a situation, everyone wants to get some such recipe which can be prepared quickly in a very short time, without any fuss, tastes delicious and is also light from health point of view. If you too are looking for such spicy, tasty and healthy option in this summer season, then ‘Masala Curd Rice’ is the best option for you. You can prepare it in just 5 minutes.

Originally from South India, this very popular and traditional recipe is now being liked all over the country due to its amazing taste. During summer, while curd provides internal coolness to our body and stomach, rice provides instant energy to the body and keeps the stomach full for a long time. This is the reason why people like to eat it for lunch, dinner or as a light snack in the evening. Let us know the easiest and quick recipe to make it.

Ingredients required to make Masala Curd Rice

To make this delicious and refreshing dish, you will only need some basic things present in the kitchen:

• cooked rice: 1 cup (completely cooled)

• Fresh Curd: 1 cup

• Salt: as per taste

• Spice: 1 tbsp

• Onion: 1 (finely chopped)

• Tomato: 1 (finely chopped)

• Green chilly: 1 (finely chopped)

• Green Coriander: finely chopped (for garnishing)

Special ingredients for tadka:

• Oil: 1 tbsp

• Mustard seeds: half teaspoon

• Curry leaf: 4 to 5

• Dry red chilli: 1

The easiest method to make masala curd rice

Step 1: Perfect mixture of rice and curd To make masala curd rice, first take a big mixing bowl and add one cup of cooked rice in it. Here you have to keep one thing in mind that the rice should be completely cold. If you add curd to hot rice, the curd will curdle and the texture of the dish will be completely spoiled. Now add one cup of fresh and thick curd in this bowl. You can take normal or refrigerator cold curd as per your choice. Mix both well.

Step 2: Mix spices and chopped vegetables After the curd and rice are mixed well, add salt as per taste and one teaspoon spicy chaat masala. After this add finely chopped onion, tomato, green chilli and fresh green coriander. These raw vegetables and chaat masala enhance the taste of this simple looking dish manifold and bring a great crunch to it.

Apply special South Indian Tadka like hotel like this

When your curd rice base is ready, we will prepare a strong tadka to give it real life. For this, place a small tadka pan on the gas and heat one spoon of oil in it. As soon as the oil is well heated, add half a teaspoon of mustard seeds and let it crackle well. After this, add 4-5 curry leaves and one dried red chilli and turn off the gas.

Now pour this hot, aromatic tadka over the prepared curd rice and mix gently. Here, your super tasty, refreshing and healthy masala curd rice is completely ready. Keep it in the refrigerator to cool it a bit and then serve it with pleasure.

Double dose of health along with taste

Masala curd rice not only changes the taste of the tongue, but according to health experts, it is also an excellent superfood for summer. Good bacteria i.e. probiotics are found in abundance in curd, which keeps our digestion system healthy and calms the heat in the stomach. Whereas rice, being a good source of carbohydrates, works to provide instant energy to the body. Because it is made with very little oil and negligible spices, it is kept on the top in the list of lightest and most digestible foods.

Why is this dish becoming the first choice of every household?

The biggest feature of this masala curd rice is that neither you need any special cooking skill nor a lot of time to make it. If you have leftover rice at home, then this recipe is the most delicious way to use it. Its sour, salty and spicy taste makes people of all ages, from children to adults, crazy. So this summer you too should stop eating heavy food and enjoy this cool dish in just 5 minutes.