Breakfast
Cucumber curd rice
Cooked rice folded into whisked curd with cucumber, ginger and a mustard tempering.
20 min
0 of 4 steps done
2 servings
Heat: No chilli
Approximate nutrition
A rough guide per original serving, not a lab test.
- Energy220 per serving
- Protein6g per serving
- Carbs38g per serving
- Fibre1g per serving
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