Indian Curd Rice Lunch Box
Cooling South Indian yogurt rice with cucumber, ginger, mustard seeds, and curry leaves, designed for a packed lunch.
⏱ 25 min total🔪 15 min prep🔥 10 min cookEasyServes 4Indian
Ingredients
- •4 cups cooked white rice, cooled
- •2 cups plain yogurt
- •1 cucumber, finely diced
- •1 tsp fresh ginger, grated
- •1 tbsp vegetable oil
- •1 tsp mustard seeds
- •8 curry leaves
- •3/4 tsp salt
Directions
- 1Combine cooled rice, yogurt, cucumber, ginger, and salt.
- 2Heat vegetable oil in a small pan.
- 3Add mustard seeds and curry leaves and cook until fragrant.
- 4Pour the hot tempering over the rice.
- 5Fold gently until evenly mixed.
- 6Divide into chilled lunch containers and keep refrigerated.
💡 Use fully cooled rice before adding yogurt so the mixture stays creamy and safe for packing.
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