Curd Rice with dill Leaves

Curd rice is a fav for all south Indians. Every meal is finished with curd rice. But i was not that fond of curd rice and i never used to take it in my lunch box. Not that i used to hate it but not my fav too...But things change, preferences and tastes change too and i started liking curd rice...Ya u heard me right. My Mom still wonders and laughs when ever i tell my mom over phone  that i packed curd rice  for  lunch to office. Is it you? and curd Rice for lunch.... i used to laugh and tell her yes it is thinking of all the trouble i gave her .......

Dill leaves is a natural coolant and various health benefits as given at the end(Source:- wiki)

Ingredients:-

Raw Rice - 1 cup

Low fat Curd/Yogurt - 1 cup

Full Fat Butter milk - 1/2 cup

Salt - to taste

Dill Leaves - 4 tsp

For seasoning:-

Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp

Urad Dal - 1 tsp

Oil - 1tsp

Asafoetida - 1 pinch

Green chillies - 2 

Method:-

1. Cook rice with enough water till soft and strain.

2. Take the cooked rice in a bowl add salt and mash it nicely.

3. Add curd and butter milk,Dill leaves and mix well.

4. Heat oil in a pan add seasoning and when mustard starts spluttering add it to the curd rice.

5. mix well.

6. Tasty curd rice is ready to eat with pickle or Aloo curry-Potato Curry/Urulaikiyangu Karamadhu.

Apart from giving a strong tangy, appetizing flavor and taste, Dill has many medicinal properties, which mainly come from certain compounds called Monoterpenes, Flavonoids, Minerals and certain amino acids. The health benefits of dill include

Digestion: Dill itself is an appetizer and therefore extensively used in culinary. The essential Oils present in it are stimulant in nature and activates secretion of bile and digestive juices. These oils also stimulate peristaltic motion of the intestine.

Insomnia: Essential oils found in herbs have a peculiar property. They are simultaneously stimulant and sedative or hypnotic, that is, they stimulate as well as pacify,thereby helping have a good sleep.

Hiccups: Hiccups occur due to various reasons, primarily due to trapping and repeated upward movement of gases through the food pipe and secondarily due to certain allergies, hypersensitivity, hyperactivity and nervous malfunctioning etc. Dill can help in all of these situations. Being a carminative, it helps expulsion of gases and also reduces gas formation and being sedative, it helps calm down hiccups due to  allergies(which is actually hypersensitivity of the body towards certain foreign elements and bile), hyperactivity, nervous disturbances etc.

Oral Care: Dill seeds and leaves are very good mouth fresheners. Apart from that, the essential oils in it are germicidal, anti oxidant and disinfectant in nature. Thus they help end microbial infections in the mouth as well as their anti oxidants minimize the damages caused to gums and teeth by the free radicals.

Other Benefits: Dill is relaxant, fortifying (strength giving), diuretic (increases urination helping removal of toxic substances from the body), carminative (helps removal of gases), anti spasmodic (prevents cramps), anti flatulent, stimulates lactation (galactagogue) and endocrinal secretions, enhances libido due to presence of Arginine and last but not the least, it ensures bone and dental health being a good source of Calcium.

Note:- Sending this recipe to  cook up a meal under 30 min by Srivalli Meal under 30 min