Dahi Pakhala / Fermented Rice with Curd

Name: Dahi Pakhala / Fermented Rice with Curd
Total time: 44400 s
Yield: 4 to 5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Rice; 2.5 cups + 6 cups water; 1 tbsp Oil; 1/2 tsp Mustard; 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds; 2 tsp Grated Ginger; 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing Powder; 2 Green Chilli (Finely Chopped); 15 Curry Leaves; 2 tsp or more Salt; 2 cups Curd; 1/2 cup Coriander Leaves; 2 Citron Leaves (optional)

Ramgopal Dasa @ramgopaldasa

Hubballi, Karnataka, India

Dahi Pakhala is offered to Lord Jagannath in Puri, Odisha during the summer season to keep Him cool. It prevents sun stroke and urinary problems due to heat.
Try this Sattvic Recipe and Experience the Higher Taste.

Ramgopal Dasa @ramgopaldasa

Hubballi, Karnataka, India

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Ingredients

20 mins+12 hrs

4 to 5 servings

1 cupRice
2.5 cups+ 6 cups water
1 tbspOil
1/2 tspMustard
1/2 tspCumin Seeds
2 tspGrated Ginger
1/4 tspAsafoetida / Hing Powder
2Green Chilli (Finely Chopped)
15Curry Leaves
2 tspor more Salt
2 cupsCurd
1/2 cupCoriander Leaves
2Citron Leaves (optional)

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Steps

20 mins+12 hrs

1

Cook rice with 2.5 cups water. Pour 6 cups water. Leave it atleast overnight.
2

After the rice water gets fermented(atleast 12 hours), mash the rice with your clean hands. Add curd and mix well with clean hands.
3

Heat oil. Pop up mustard. Add in the cumin seeds. Saute.
4

Now add ginger, hing, green chilli and curry leaves. Saute.
5

Add this seasoning and salt to the rice & curd mixture.
6

Garnish with coriander leaves and citron leaves
7

Offer Dahi Pakhal to Lord Jagannatha along with roasted green chilli or any stir fried vegetable. Honor Prasadam.