This dish literally means Kheera=cucumber, Dahi=yoghurt, Bhaat=Rice. A very typical,easy and exotic dish ready in minutes and require no cooking expertise , I mean anyone can make it. Whenever I make it ,every time it taste the Same. hmmm awesome.It’s a healthy and refreshing cuisine rejuvenating your taste buds.The rice soaked in the yogurt and cucumber along with cumin seeds really give it quite a different experience. This recipe has been adapted from my oldie-Goldie diary which I have maintained when I was in sixth standard. So let’s start the recipe yum.
Kheera Dahi Bhaat
Ingredients:
2 cup boiled / precooked rice
1 cup cucumber , chopped with skin
1 cup beaten yoghurt/ curd
Salt to taste
1/4 cup coriander stems and leaves , chopped
For tempering:
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/2 teaspoon Split Bengal gram( chana dal)
1 tablespoon clarified butter
1/2 teaspoon red chilly powder
1 careen chilly , slits
Method:
Take beaten yoghurt , boiled rice , chopped cucumber and salt in a bowl.Toss well and set aside.
Kheera Dahi Bhaat
Kheera Dahi Bhaat
Heat clarified butter in a pan , add Bengal gram , cumin seeds , curry leaves , stir and add red chilly powder.Cook for 1 minute on low heat.
Tempering
Tempering
Add this tempering to the rice yoghurt mixture. Toss well with a spoon .
Kheera Dahi Bhaat
Serve chilled.You may serve it as salad.
Kheera Dahi Bhaat
If you like this you may also like my other Rice Recipes.
Serve-2. Prep time-10 minutes
Note: You can use leftover rice for this recipe.
Use fresh yoghurt or curd for delicious result.
You can add chopped carrots to enhance its flavor twice.
That sounds so good Sapana 🙂 Must be nice to have in this summer. I'll give it a try sometime.
Sure ! Give it a try.
Thanks Priya!
Refreshing dish for summer, love this rice 🙂
Thank You Neela!
Comfort,looks yum
My fav comfort food in summers. Thanks Suja.
Perfect for summer .Thank you for dropping by my blog. You have a lovely space too.
That's so nice of you Nisha!
yummy :)) making this weekend.
xoxo
Sure ! Thanks a lot.
Yummy Sapana.. Perfect for summer… Please collect your Liebster award from me,
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Thanks Nilu ! This is really appreciating and means a lot to me.
yummy dish
Yips it's yummy ! Thanks Beena!