Dadhojanam(Curd Rice)

Temple Prasadam - "Dadhojanam"
Originated from "Sanskrit" Dadhi - ODanam means Boiled rice mixed with Yoghurt."Dadhi " is called "Yoghurt" in " Sanskrit" .
My family likes this food always.I don't feel a satisfied meal without having a large scoop of "Curd rice ".

Ingredients
Sona Masoori Rice - 2 cups ,boil in pressur cooker /rice cooker with 3 cups of water .
Curd - 4 cups
Green Chillies - 3no,chopped into small pieces
Ginger - 1" size,scrape into tiny pieces
Pepper - ¼ tspn, crushed
Salt to taste
Oil/Ghee for seasoning.
For Seasoning
Urad dal - 2tspn
Mustard Seeds - 2 tspn
Fenugreek Seeds - only 2 no
Asafoetida - ½ tspn
Curry Leaves - 6 or 7
Cashewnuts - 10 no

1.Spread Boiled Rice on a plate and allow it to cool at room temperature.

2.Beat the Curds and mix into the rice well.Add chopped Green Chilies,Chopped Ginger,Crushed Pepper,Curry Leaves to this and mix well.

3.Heat Ghee in Kadai, add Mustard seeds once they splutter add Uurad dal and fry for light golden brown color and add Ffengreek seeds once color change remove and add Cashewnuts,fry for light brown color,add Asafoetida and remove from fire and pour into the curd rice once it is cool.

4.Mix well and check for salt and Keep in fridge for 15 minutes before serving.

5.Keeping in fridge helps Yoghurt Rice into fine blending.