Daddojanam is a South Indian, seasoned yogurt rice. It is a cooling and a comfort food. It is also a common offering to god in temples.
My sub theme this week in this Cooking Carnival, Cooking with Protein Rich Ingredients is a vegetarian protein rich ingredient. The ingredient of the week is yogurt. Depending on type of yogurt used, it is moderate to high in protein. Greek yogurt, which is very thick is high in protein, compared to other yogurts.
In South India, last course of a meal is curd / yogurt rice. I am not a big fan of plain yogurt rice and eat it once in 7-10 days. However, I do like food cooked with yogurt. Daddojanam, raita, dahi vada are some of my favorite food with yogurt.
My first yogurt recipe is daddojanam. I made the quick version by mixing yogurt with rice and then tempering it. The other version is mixing rice with milk and yogurt, adding the tempering to the mixture and then let the milk curdle. This method is usually followed when packing food for road trips and lunch boxes when the food is not served right away.
Daddojanam is also one of the offerings prepared to deity at temples and during festivals. It is also one of the saddi prepared during saddula bathukamma and an offering to goddess Gauri.
When I made daddojanam, I also made some peanut rice. It was a healthy and filling meal. Though peanuts are rich in calories, it is also rich in protein. I cooked 1 cup of rice and divided it into half, made peanut rice & daddojanam.
Daddojanam Recipe
Equipment
- Rice cooker
- Mixing Bowl
- Frying Pan
- Cutting board & knife
Ingredients
- ½ cup uncooked Rice (used rice cooker measuring cup)
- 1 ½ cups Yogurt Add another ½ cup if needed. I used ½ homemade and ½ store bought yogurt.
- ½ tsp Salt adjust to taste
- 2 tbsp Oil use butter/ghee or ½ oil and ½ butter/ghee
- 5-8 Curry Leaves
- 1 Dry Red Chili
- ¼ tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1 tbsp Chana Dal soaked in water hot water for ½ hour
- ¾ – 1 tsp Chopped Ginger
- 1 – 2 small Green Chilies chopped or approx. ¾ – 1 tsp chopped chilies
Instructions
- Cook rice with 1 cup of water and let the rice cool.
- Mix rice with yogurt and salt.
- Heat oil for tempering.
- When oil is hot, add curry leaves, mustard seeds and dry chili.
- When the seeds splutter, add ginger, green chilies and fry for few seconds.
- Add chana dal and roast the chana dal until it changes color and is slightly crisp.
- Turn off the flame and pour it on rice.
- Mix and refrigerate yogurt rice until ready to serve.
Notes
- As the rice sits, it absorbs yogurt. You may need to add more yogurt if rice becomes dry.
- Serving – It is 1 serving but it is not a filling meal if this is the the only food served.
- Measuring cup – used rice cooker measuring cup to measure rice and for rest of the measurements, it is a regular US measuring cup.
Kalyani says
I read the recipe twice to see what the protein was, Usha ! Funny me .. here in India , I see curd as a dairy product rather than as a protein :)) clever choice there :-)) and that bowl is welcome anytime at my place !
Gayathri Kumar says
Wow, amazing snaps Usha. Who knew the humble yoghurt rice can be captured like this. Just want to grab that bowl off screen..
Nalini says
Comforting curd rice,looks do delicious.The pictures are inviting with the white background..
Vaishali Sabnani says
I have known this as curd rice but I see different states ahve different name for this rice..so so confusing….but whatever I simply love these they look so good , and those bowls are very pretty too.
Harini-Jaya R says
White on white looks very nice with the garnishes. Beautiful way to capture the humble daddhojanam 🙂
Suma Gandlur says
I feel like I haven’t eaten a meal when yogurt is not included. The tempered yogurt rice looks tempting.
srividhya says
This with maavadu OMG heavenly.. love it. Some times for potlucks to make more rice, I add sour cream about 2 tbsps.
Priya Suresh says
Omg, Yogurt rice, an ultimate comforting food for many of us, with pickle i can enjoy thoroughly this simple dish happily.
Pavani says
I LOVE daddojanam, but hardly ever make it ‘cos I’m the only one who eats it at home 🙁 Your yogurt rice looks amazing.
Smruti | Herbivore Cucina says
Such a comforting dish there. Simple to make and yet so tasty!!
Sowmya:) says
I hardly have a meal that doesn’t include curd rice in the end. Yummy looking dish!
Srivalli Jetti says
Presentation is stunning Usha, you know how to take even the humble confusing curd rice so beautifully!..marvelous choice and I am for curd rice anytime of the day!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
The best source of protein and is great for any time of the day 🙂
cookingwithsapana says
Curd and rice are always a hit. The setup looks stunning.
Priya Srinivasan says
Cool and comforting !