How much cooking time?

485 min — 480 min prep, 5 min cooking.

Dahi Pakhala

Name: Dahi Pakhala
Prep time: 480 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 485 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Odisha Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; salt; 100g rice; 100g Curd; 1tsp Cumin Seeds; 2tbsp Mustard Oil

Cooked rice soured with curd and water, finished with a mustard-cumin tempering. An iconic Odia summer staple to beat the heat.

Time 485 min · Serves 4 · 169 kcal · Cuttack, Odisha

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)

Main

salt (optional) (whole)
rice — 100 g (ground)
Curd — 100 g (whole)

Tempering

Cumin Seeds — 1 tsp (whole)
Mustard Oil — 2 tbsp (whole)

Method

Wash the rice well and boil it in plenty of water till fully soft and slightly overcooked.
Drain the rice and let it cool down completely, then transfer to a large bowl.
Add the curd and enough water to the cooled rice to get a thin, liquid consistency. Mix in salt and stir well.
Heat mustard oil in a small tempering pan.
Add cumin seeds to the hot oil and let them splutter and turn fragrant.
Pour the hot tempering over the rice and curd mixture and mix gently.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and let the pakhala rest for a while before serving, ideally chilled or at room temperature.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Dahi Pakhala?: 169 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 485 min — 480 min prep, 5 min cooking.

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