Thayir Sadam (South Indian Curd Rice)
Soft rice mashed with cool yogurt and milk, then tempered with mustard seeds, curry leaves, ginger and green chili and studded with pomegranate. Cooling, soothing and the perfect end to a spicy South Indian meal.
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Steps
Mash the rice
Lightly mash the warm rice with the back of a spoon so it breaks apart but is not a paste. Let it cool to room temperature before mixing.
- 200g cooked rice
✅ Done when: rice is lightly mashed and no longer hot to the touch
Mix with yogurt
Stir the mashed rice with the yogurt, milk and salt until smooth and creamy. The milk helps keep it from turning too sour as it sits.
- all mashed rice from step 1
- 250g plain yogurt
- 100ml milk
- 1 tsp salt
✅ Done when: mixture is smooth and creamy with no dry lumps of rice
Fry the spices
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Serve
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Mash the rice
Lightly mash the warm rice with the back of a spoon so it breaks apart but is not a paste. Let it cool to room temperature before mixing.
- 200g cooked rice
✅ Done when: rice is lightly mashed and no longer hot to the touch
Mix with yogurt
Stir the mashed rice with the yogurt, milk and salt until smooth and creamy. The milk helps keep it from turning too sour as it sits.
- all mashed rice from step 1
- 250g plain yogurt
- 100ml milk
- 1 tsp salt
✅ Done when: mixture is smooth and creamy with no dry lumps of rice
Fry the spices
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Serve
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The Story Behind the Dish
Curd rice is the traditional final course of a South Indian meal, eaten after the spicy sambar and rasam to cool and settle the stomach.
It's also an essential travel and lunch-box food, often packed with mango pickle, and is offered as prasadam in many temples.
⭐ Why It's Famous
Cool, creamy and soothing, curd rice is South India's ultimate comfort food.
💡 Fun Fact
Many South Indians say no meal feels complete without a final serving of curd rice.
Tamil Nadu & Karnataka
13.08°N, 80.27°E
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