Dahi Butti - Yogurt Rice

I learnt this delicious yogurt-rice salad from my maushi - maternal aunt.

Dahi Butti
Yogurt Rice
Ingredients
1 cup rice

1 cup yogurt
2 tbsp milk
1 tbsp cream (optional)
alt to taste


Tempering
1 tsp ghee/clarified butter/toop or oil
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp asafoetida
1 sprig curry leaves
1/2 tsp grated ginger
3-4 dahi mirchi or 2 dry red chilies broken


Garnish
1 tbsp cilantro, finely minced


Accompaniment
Sweet Lemon Pickle



Method
1. Pressure cook rice adding double amount of water. Set aside. Let it cool down.
2. Mix yogurt , milk & cream - if using - with salt.
3. Mash cooked rice slightly. Add yogurt mixture.
4. Heat small saucepan.
5. Add all the ingredients for tempering.
6. As the seeds sizzle, and dahi - mirchi - if using puff up, pour the sizzling ghee or oil in the rice mixture.
7. Mix well. Garnish with finely chopped cilantro.
8. Serve with sweet lemon pickle, at room temperature or chilled.


Note -
1. Serve this salad chilled during hot summer months. It has a wonderful cooling effect on the body.
2. If you do not have dahi mirchi , use red / dry chilies but dahi mirchi adds a special taste.

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FIC event is started by Sunshinemom of TongueTicklers.