East Indian
Chuda Dahi (Flattened Rice with Curd)
Chuda Dahi (Flattened Rice with Curd) is East Indian home cooking, eaten at breakfast. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups thin poha (flattened rice)
- 2 cups plain curd (dahi)
- 3 tbsp, grated jaggery
- 1 sliced banana
- 2 tbsp roasted peanuts
How to cook it
- Rinse the thin poha briefly in a sieve under running water, then drain it well and let it sit for a few minutes to soften.
- Whisk the curd in a bowl until smooth.
- Divide the softened poha among serving bowls and spoon the curd generously over each portion.
- Sprinkle the grated jaggery over the top and add the sliced banana and roasted peanuts.
- Serve right away while the poha is still soft, mixing everything together just before eating.
Serve it with
A East Indian breakfast is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Chuda Dahi (Flattened Rice with Curd), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The sharp little thing
A course labelled with another kitchen's name comes from a cuisine in the same family, which is where this plate usually borrows it from.
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Chuda Dahi (Flattened Rice with Curd) carries peanuts and dairy. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | Yes | Aloo Posto (Potato in Poppy Seed Paste) |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | Yes | Aloo Posto (Potato in Poppy Seed Paste) |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Bands, not numbers. Dinejot does not weigh anybody's food, so it says light, moderate or hearty and stops there. This dish was read and set by hand.
- Calorie band
- Moderate
- Protein
- Low
- Food groups it covers
- Grains, Dairy, and Fruit
- How this was set
- Hand audited
When to cook it
Chuda Dahi (Flattened Rice with Curd) takes about 8 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at breakfast. It is at its best in summer, which is when what goes into it is worth buying.
More to cook
Cooked from the same things
Other dishes built on flattened rice, curd, and jaggery.
From the same kitchens
More cooking from East India.
Does the same job on the plate
Swap any of these in when you want a meal the same shape.
Cook this with your whole family
Dinejot plans breakfast, lunch and dinner as whole plates, built around the cooking you call home and filtered for the allergies at your table.
Meal suggestions support your goals. They are not medical advice. Please ask your doctor about your family's health needs.