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Tomato Rice Recipe:

Today Today I am sharing one of my favourite rice recipes – tomato rice. This spicy rice is particularly famous in South India but of course, it’s cooked and enjoyed everywhere. It is a one-pot rice dish. Tomato rice is a tasty flavorful and very easy-to-make rice dish, in which plain steamed rice is cooked with tomato, onion, and Indian spices. It tastes so good with pickle and a side of yoghurt! Tomato Rice is also known as Tomato Bhath in Southern states of India and Thakkali Sadam in Tamil.

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Tomato Rice Recipe

In a large heavy bottom pan heat the oil. Add the red chilli, channa dal, urad dal and some broken cashew nuts. Stir continuously till they (ingredients) turn slightly golden in colour.

Tomato Rice Recipe

Add mustard seeds, when they start to splutter.
Add curry leaf, Chopped green chilli and chopped ginger while stirring continuously.

Tomato Rice Recipe

Now add garlic and onion Sauté for 2-3 minutes until onions are slightly transparent.

Tomato Rice Recipe

Add chopped tomatoes, salt and red chilli powder stir and then cook over medium heat.

Add the presser cooked rice mix it well, cover it and cook for another 2 minutes.

Cover it and cook over medium heat cook till these tomatoes are mushy and soft.

Add more salt if needed.

Our Tomato rice is ready.

tomato rice recipe

Serve it hot.

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Suggestions:

  1. You can add vegetables of your choice like peas, cauliflower, carrots, beans, etc. to make this rice even healthier.
  2. You can also use leftover rice to make this tomato rice recipe.
  3. Always use ripe and soft tomatoes to make a tomato bath.
  4. You can increase or decrease the amount of salt and chilli as per your liking.
tomato rice recipe

FAQs Related to Tomato Rice

What is Tomato Rice?

Tomato Rice is a South Indian Style Rice dish where rice is cooked along with lots of tomatoes, and onions and tempered to give that South Indian touch with mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves, and other spices.

Serving Suggestions


You can serve it with pickle, Papad, raita (Yogurt Dip) or any chutney.

Can we use parboiled rice for this thakkali sadam recipe?


You can use parboiled rice (converted rice) for this recipe, but you will need to increase the soaking time to an hour. You will also need to add more water and cook for longer.

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Tomato Rice|Tomato Rice Recipe| How to make Tomato Rice | easy rice recipe

Prep Time10 minutes
Active Time15 minutes
Course: lunch/dinner, rice
Cuisine: Indian, south indian
Diet: Vegetarian
Yield: 4
Calories:
Author: Swati Paatahk

Materials

  • 2 tablespoon oil tail
  • ½ teaspoon mustard seeds rai
  • 1 teaspoon Bengal gram spilt channa dal
  • 1 teaspoon Black gram split urad dal
  • 2 whole red chilli lal mirch
  • 1-2 Green chillies finely chopped optional
  • 1 Onion chopped medium size chopped
  • 1.5 cups cooked rice
  • 1 spring Curry leaves
  • 1 cup tomatoes chopped
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 teaspoon ginger chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic chopped
  • 1-2 tablespoon cashew nuts broken

Instructions

  • In a large heavy bottom pan heat the oil.
  • Add the red chilli, channa dal, urad dal and some broken cashew nuts.
  • Stir continuously till they (ingredients) turn slightly golden in colour.
  • Make sure that you get light brown colour in cashew nuts also.
  • Add mustard seeds, when they start to splutter.
  • Add Chopped green chilli, curry leaves and salt, ginger and garlic.
  • Now add chopped onion.
  • Sauté for 2-3 minutes until onions are slightly transparent.
  • Add chopped tomatoes, salt and red chilli powder stir and then cook over medium heat cook till these tomatoes are mushy and soft.
  • Now Cover them and cook for 5 minutes, Keep stirring it occasionally.
  • Add the cooked rice, mix them all together.
  • Add more salt if needed, cover and cook for 2 minutes.
  • Our tomato rice is ready, Serve it hot

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