Indian Curd rice or Thayir Saadam

1. Boil the rice with equal amounts of water until it is very well cooked and attains soft, porridge-like consistency. Let it cool down.

2. Chop ginger, green chillies and coriander leaves and mix together in a bowl. Mix in the yogurt. Keep the yogurt mixture aside. When the rice has cooled down, mix in the yogurt mixture. Add salt to taste.

3. For the tempering: just before serving, heat the oil and add red chillies and mustard seeds. Once they splutter, pour over the rice. This process is referred to as tempering in Indian cooking.