#Idk I just want people to know the pleasures of fodnicha dahi bhaat

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Recipe for 'fodni dilela' (tempered) Curd Rice

(It is so much better than plain curd rice trust me)

Ingredients:

Rice: Enough to get however many servings you need. You need to pre-cook it for this, preferably with salt. If you are used to the non-sticky kind, add more water than you would usually add. This recipe is perfect for using up plain leftover rice, the kind you'd eat with a curry or gravy. For the variety I use, you need to add rice and water in a 1:2 to 1:2.5 ratio but adjust according to variety, preference, and age of the rice

Curd: Enough to wet the rice and slightly more. Pancake batter consistency

Garlic: To your heart's content, chopped

Mustard seeds: Two pinches or one teaspoon per serving of rice (psor)

Curry leaves: 2 or 3 psor

Green chillies (or any other chilli): 1 psor, chopped into long slices

Hinga (asafoetida)(optional): A hint of it? A few grains? About 1/16th of a teaspoon psor

Oil: As per the above ingredients, add enough to create like a mini puddle the ingredients can be partially submerged in. Yes this is a valid instruction

Sugar: To taste according to the sourness of the curd. Don't use or limit use if the curd isn't sour

Salt: To taste

Recipe:

Cook rice if you aren't using leftovers. Make it a little stickier than usual if you are used to the non-sticky kind. Let it cool a little.

Mix curd with sugar and salt. Whip it into a paste-like consistency. It should taste more savoury than sweet. You know what that means. Trust your gut.

Mash the rice to get rid of lumps if present and add to the curd. At this stage if the mixture is too thick you can add more curd (plus adjust salt and sugar) or even add milk to thin it.

Heat oil in a pan or any utensil you want it doesn't matter. Add mustard seeds and let them crackle. Add hinga. Add curry leaves and chillies and let them fry a bit. Add garlic and fry till golden.

Take this fodni or temper and add it to the curd rice mixture. Mix well.

Profit???

Honestly, even if you don't have the rest try using just garlic and chillies. You will not regret it