Curd Rice (Thairu Saadam)

Ingredients:

Rice                   3/4 cup 
Water                for cooking rice
Curd                  1 cup 
Coconut oil        1 tbs 
Mustard seeds    1 tsp 
Chana dal          1 tbs 
Green chilly       1 no, finely chopped  
Ginger               1 inch piece crushed 
Hingpowder       1/4 tsp 
Curry leaves      2-8 pieces 
Salt, as required 

Preparation:

Boil the required quantity of water in a saucepan and add rice. Once the rice is overcooked, drain the water through a sieve for 10 minutes. After it cools, mix in the curd and salt. 
Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. Once it pops, add Chana dal and fry it until it turns light brown. Add ginger, green chilly and curry leaves; and saute for 20 seconds. Finally add hings, saute and switch off. Mix this with the rice.

Ready to eat with pickle and pappad. Thank you :)