Daddojanamu (Curd Rice)

Ingredients:

1) Rice = 2Cups.
2) Curd = Perugu (1 1/2Cup+Water adjust) Use fresh curd only otherwise it becomes sour.
3) Black Pepper (Miriyalu) = 1/2Tbl Spoon.
4) Green Chillies (Pachimirapakayalu) = 2Pieces.
5) Carrot (Grated) = 2TblSpoon.
6) Grated Ginger (Allamu) = 1Tbl Spoon.
7) Sal t= Acc to taste.
8) Turmeric Powder (Pasupu) (Optional) = 1/4Spoon.
9) Coriander Leaves (Kothimeera) = 1TblSpoon.


Popu:

1) Oil = 1Tblspoon.
2) Cumin seeds (Jeelakara) = 1/4 Spoon.
3) Mustard seeds (Avalu) = 1/4 Spoon.
4) Bengal gram (Pachi senagapappu) = 1Tbl Spoon.
5) Urad dal (Minapappu) = 1Tbl Spoon .
6) Red chillies (Yandu mirapakayalu) = 1Piece.
7) Curry leaves (Karivepaku) = 1Spring.
8) Asafoetida (Inguva)  = 1 Pinch.

Method:
1) Cook rice in pressure cooker and add little water as required.

2) Take small pan and heat1Tbl spoon of oil, add Mustard seeds when it starts sputtering add Bengal gram, Urad Dal, Redchillies, Green Chilies, Turmeric Powder, Inguva and mix them in rice.

3) And keep them aside let that cool down for some time then add Black Pepper Powder, Carrot, salt and Ginger

4) Then mix fresh curd in rice

5) Finally garnish with coriander leaves.

This Daddojanamu is served as prasadam in South India. In temples they don't add green and red chillies. They add only black pepper this will be very tasty and simple this will be very good in summer season.