TOMATO RICE- SOUTH INDIAN TOMATO RICE(THAKKALI SATHAM) RECIPE- VARIETY RICE RECIPES

Tomato rice is very simple variety rice. It is perfect to pack for lunch box. Actually we can prepare tomato rice as one pot dish. But traditionally we make tomato masala first and then will mix with the rice.

Here am giving the recipe of second way only. You can mix the tomato masala with leftover rice also. But the rice should be fluffy and not mushy.

OK, now let’s move on to this recipe.

TOMATO RICE

SOAKING TIME: - | PREPARATION TIME: 5 MINS | COOKING TIME: 10 MINS

AUTHOR: KUZHALIS SAMAIYALARAI

RECIPE TYPE: MAIN

CUISINE: SOUTH INDIAN

SERVES: 2 PERSONS

INGREDIENTS:

                                    2 cup cooked rice                              

                                    3 medium tomatoes

                                    1 big onion
                                    2 green chillies

                                    3 or 4 garlic pods

                                    Few curry leaves

                                    ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder

                                    ½ teaspoon sambhar masala powder

                                    Salt to taste

            To temper:

                                    1 tablespoon oil

                                    ½ teaspoon mustard seeds

                                    1 tablespoon channa dhal

                                    ½ tablespoon urad dhal

                                    ¼ teaspoon asafetida

                                   

                                               

PREPARATION:

Finely chop the onion and tomatoes and keep them ready.

Finely chop the garlic and set aside.

METHOD:

In a pan add oil and let it heat. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter.

Then add the channa dhal and urad dhal and saute well.

Once the dhals starts to change the colour, add the chopped onion and green chillies and saute till onion becomes translucent. Add curry leaves and saute.

Then add asafetida and chopped toamatoes and saute well.

Add turmeric powder and sambhar powder and saute well.

Add required salt and mix well.

Close the pan with a lid and let the tomatoes to cook until it becomes mushy.

Then remove from heat and add the prepared masala to the fluffy warm/cold rice.

Mix well and serve with any spicy fry or simple chips/papad.

NOTES:

• You can skip garlic, but it gives nice flavour to the rice.
• Adding sambhar powder makes the masala thick and right consistency to mix with rice. Don’t add more.

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STEP BY STEP PHOTOS: 

In a pan add oil and let it heat. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter.

Then add the channa dhal and urad dhal and saute well.

Once the dhals starts to change the colour, add curry leaves and saute.

Then add the chopped onion and green chillies and saute till onion becomes translucent.

Then add asafetida and chopped tomatoes and saute well.

Add turmeric powder and sambhar powder and saute well.

Add required salt and mix well.

Close the pan with a lid and let the tomatoes to cook until it becomes mushy.

Then remove from heat and add the prepared masala to the fluffy warm/cold rice.

Mix well and serve with any spicy fry or simple chips/papad.

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