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Curd Rice (South Indian Yogurt Rice)

One serving has 337 kcal and 10 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (44%), selenium (31%), phosphorus (29%), thiamin (28%), folate (26%) and pantothenic acid (23%). Ready in 15 minutes.

Curd Rice (South Indian Yogurt Rice)
Photo: Sudharshan Shanmugasundaram, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 5 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (295 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
  • Contains: dairy, mustard

Ingredients

  • 150 g Rice, white, long-grain, cooked
  • 100 g Yogurt, plain
  • 30 g Milk, whole
  • 1 g Mustard seeds
  • 3 g Urad dal, dried
  • 3 g Ginger, fresh
  • 2 g Chili peppers, green, raw
  • 5 g Vegetable oil
  • 1 g Salt

Method

  1. Mash the cooked rice lightly with the back of a spoon and mix in the milk and yogurt until creamy.
  2. Heat the oil in a small pan and sizzle the mustard seeds and urad dal over medium heat until the dal turns golden and the seeds pop.
  3. Add the minced ginger and chili to the tempering and fry a few seconds more.
  4. Stir the tempering and salt into the rice mixture.
  5. Chill briefly before serving, or serve at room temperature.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy337 kcal16%
Carbohydrates51.1 g
Water222 mL
Fiber1.4 g5%
Protein9.6 g20%
Tryptophan0.09 g
Threonine0.36 g
Isoleucine0.47 g
Leucine0.86 g
Lysine0.61 g
Methionine0.24 g
Cystine0.14 g
Phenylalanine0.51 g
Tyrosine0.39 g
Valine0.66 g
Histidine0.24 g
Fat10.1 g
Monounsaturated2.6 g
Polyunsaturated3.3 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-62.8 g
Saturated3.6 g
Trans-Fats0.03 g
Cholesterol16 mg
Calcium178 mg18%
Copper0.17 mg19%
Iron2.2 mg12%
Magnesium46.5 mg15%
Manganese0.8 mg44%
Phosphorus206 mg29%
Potassium303 mg6%
Selenium16.9 µg31%
Sodium450 mg
Zinc1.6 mg20%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.31 mg28%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.23 mg21%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2.5 mg18%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.1 mg23%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.21 mg16%
Folate (vitamin B9)104 µg26%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.51 µg21%
Choline25 mg6%
Vitamin A42 µg6%
Vitamin C5.6 mg7%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)17.3 IU3%
Vitamin E0.62 mg4%
Vitamin K9.8 µg11%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.4 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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