VIJAYA'S RECIPES

CURD RICE - YOGURT RICE (DADDOJANAM)

Ingredients:
• Basmati Rice / Ordinary Rice : 1 cup (cooked rice)
• Water : 3 cups
• Curds / Yogurt : 2 cups
• Anardana(Pomegranate) : ½ cup
• Cashewnuts : 15 to 20 (dry roasted)
• Cucumber : 1 finely chopped
• Salt to taste
• Fresh cream : ½ cup or Milk – 1 cup
• Sugar : 1 tsp
• Coconut (grated) : 2 tblsp
• Coriander : 1/4th cup
• Onions : 2 shredded & fried in oil till crisp
• (Fried Onions) 

For Tempering/Seasoning:
• Ghee /Oil : 3 tsp
• Curry Leaves : 10 to 15
• Mustard Seeds : ½ tsp
• Heeng (Asafoetida) : ½ tsp
• Urad dal (Black gram) : 1 tsp
• Chana Dal (Bengal gram) : 1 tsp
• Green chillies : 3 finely chopped
• Dry Red Chillies : 2
• Cumn seeds : 1 tsp
• Ginger : 1 tsp finely chopped
Method:
• Cook 1 cup Rice with 3 cups of water in a Pressure cooker. Pressure cook for 3 whistles. 
• Heat Oil or Ghee in a Pan and add all the seasonings- Mustard – Cumin seeds – Heeng – Chana Dal – Udad dal – Green Chillies –Curry Leaves. 
• Pour the above seasoning on the Cooked Rice and mix well.
• To this Rice – add Pomegranate, Roasted Cashewnuts, Cucumber, Fresh Cream, Salt, Sugar, grated Coconut , Coriander and mix well.
• Just before serving add Curds/ Yogurt to the Rice, Mix well. Add half of the Fried Onions. (Rest of the Fried Onions we will keep for Garnishing) and mix well.
• Our Curd Rice / Yogurt Rice/Doddojanam –South Indian Recipe -Andhra Recipe is ready to Serve !!! Garnish with Coriander, Fried Onions and Cashew nuts.