Tomato Rice Recipe | Thakkali Sadam | Tomato Bath

Tomato rice / thakkali sadam is an easy lunch box recipe. This quick main course is made from tomato paste mixed with rice. Spice powders can be added along with the tomato to enhance its flavor. I must regret the fact that I am not a big fan of tomato rice. I even the smell of them during childhood days. My amma used to make this very often since my siblings love it. Even after the class bell rings at school, I will be sitting with the box full. Its just astonishing to know things changed over time very fast. Nowadays I prepare this for lunch.

Tomato Rice

Recipe Cuisine: South Indian | Recipe Category: Main course

Prep Time: 10 mins | Cooking Time: 20 mins | Serves: 3

Ingredients:

Rice - 3 cups, cooked rice

Tomato - 5

Onion - 1, large

Green chilli - 3

Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp

Garam masala - 1/4 tsp

Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp (varies with the spiciness from green chilli)

Turmeric - a pinch

Curry leaves - 2 sprigs

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Salt - to taste

Oil - 2 tblspn

Method:

Cook the rice adding little salt so that it will be ready before making the tomato thokku.

Finely chop tomatoes. Cut onion into slices and slit the green chillies.

Heat oil in a pan over medium flame, add mustards seeds. Once mustards starts to splutter, add in slitted green chillies, onion and curry leaves. Sauté till onion becomes translucent.

Add the ginger garlic paste and sauté till raw smell goes off. Then add in finely chopped tomatoes and sauté for 2 mins.

Add in chilli powder, garam masala, turmeric and salt. Cook till tomatoes becomes soft.

Add little water and cook for a minute. Check for salt. If you have added salt in rice while cooking add less salt for tomatoes. Put off the flame.

Add the prepared paste to the rice and mix it till all rice are coated evenly with the masala. Garnish with some coriander leaves.

Serve with onion raita.

Note:

• Adjust red chilli powder according to your taste.
• Adding garam masala is optional. It gives a nice flavor.

Pictorial:

Keep all your ingredients ready. Finely chop the tomatoes. Cut the onion into slices and slit the green chillies

Heat oil in a pan over medium flame, add mustards seeds.

Once mustards starts to splutter, add in slitted green chillies, onion and curry leaves. Sauté till onion becomes translucent.

Add the ginger garlic paste and sauté till raw smell goes off.

Then add in finely chopped tomatoes and sauté for 2 mins.

Add in chilli powder, garam masala, turmeric and salt.

Add in salt to taste. If you have added salt in rice while cooking add less salt for tomatoes.

Cook till tomatoes becomes mushy.

Add little water and cook for a minute. Adding water is optional. Check for salt. Put off the flame.

Add the prepared paste to the rice

Mix it till all rice are coated evenly with the masala. Garnish with some coriander leaves.

Its ready!