Cooking rice
At first cooking rice for thayir sadam soak white rice in sufficient water for 30 min.
Now pour water along with a pinch of salt and a dash of oil in a kadai.
When water starts boiling add soaked rice, cover the lid and cook rice in medium flame till rice is soft.
At this stage, rice becomes completely soft and well cooked. If you want to mash the rice do it now.
Tempering for curd rice
Now tempering for curd rice heat oil in a pan, then saute mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, till dal becomes slightly golden.
Next add dried red chilli, cashew, green chili , curry leaves, and saute till cashews become slightly golden and curry leaves become crisp.
After that add pinch of hing, mix everything and switch off the flame.
How to make curd rice
Now for making curd rice transfer the soft cooked rice to bowl.
Add curd to it, with a spoon mix curd properly with rice.
After that add grated cucumber and tempering in curd rice mixture.Again mix curd rice well.
Now serve curd rice immediately by garnish with fresh coriander leaves and pomegranate seeds along with papad and pickle.