Tomato Rice Recipe with step by step pictures. This thakkali sadam recipe can be made easily with leftover rice, tomatoes and a bunch of spices. In this recipe I have shared how to make instant tomato rice mix or paste as well.
Tomato Rice | Thakkali Sadam
Tomato rice is my all time favourite. I have shared a video recipe in my blog of this recipe and it got so many views as well. But later i deleted those videos due to some issues. I got so many mails from my viewers asking me for that recipe, so i thought of sharing it in my step by step picture form and i made this yesterday and it turned out to be a super hit.
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Ingredients for Tomato Rice
- Rice - 2 cups ( I used seeraga sambar rice)
- Oil - 5 tbsp
- Cinnamon / Pattai - 1 stick
- Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Sanf - 1 tbsp
- Cardamom / Yelakai - 5
- Cloves / Krambu - 5
- Bay Leaf - 2
- Garlic - 10 cloves
- Onion - 1 large sliced thinly
- Tomatoes - 5 sliced thinly
- Green Chilli - 3 slit
- Chilli Powder - 1 tblspn
- Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
- Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
- Curry Leaves a handful
- Salt to taste
- Sugar - 2 tsp
- Coriander Leaves a handful finely chopped
How to Make Tomato Rice
- Start by cooking rice, i used seeraga sambar rice. Wash rice well and soak it for 30 mins. I took 4 cup of water for 2 cup of rice.
- I added it to pressure cooker, whistled it for 2 times, simmered the flame and cooked for 10 mins.
- Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself.
- Open the cooker, fluff the rice and let it cool down completely.
- Heat oil in a kadai. Add in whole spices and let them sizzle.
- In goes garlic and saute till golden.
- Add in onions, green chillies and curry leaves. Saute till golden.
- Now add in the spice powders, salt and sugar. Mix well.
- Add in tomatoes and cook till it turns mushy. Keep cooking them, at a stage the oil will separate from the mix.
- Now add in the cooked rice and mix well. Fry this for few mins.
- Add in coriander leaves.
- Serve.
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Tomato Rice Recipe | Thakkali Sadam Reicpe
Ingredients
- 2 cups Rice I used seeraga sambar rice
- 5 tbsp Oil
- 1 stick Cinnamon / Pattai
- 1 tbsp Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Sanf
- 5 Cardamom / Yelakai
- 5 Cloves / Krambu
- 2 Bay Leaf
- 10 cloves Garlic
- 1 large sliced thinly Onion
- 5 sliced thinly Tomatoes
- 3 slit Green Chilli
- 1 tbsp Chilli Powder
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
- 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
- Curry Leaves a handful
- Salt to taste
- 2 tsp Sugar
- Coriander Leaves a handful finely chopped
Instructions
- Start by cooking rice, i used seeraga sambar rice. Wash rice well and soak it for 30 mins. I took 4 cup of water for 2 cup of rice.
- I added it to pressure cooker, whistled it for 2 times, simmered the flame and cooked for 10 mins.
- Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself.
- Open the cooker, fluff the rice and let it cool down completely.
- Heat oil in a kadai. Add in whole spices and let them sizzle.
- Add in garlic and saute till golden.
- Add in onions, green chillies and curry leaves. Saute till golden.
- Now add in the spice powders, salt and sugar. Mix well.
- Add in tomatoes and cook till it turns mushy. Keep cooking them, at a stage the oil will separate from the mix.
- Now add in the cooked rice and mix well.
- Fry this for few mins.
- Add in coriander leaves.
- Serve.
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How to Make Tomato Rice Paste | Thakkali Sadam Recipe Mix
Tomato rice is my all time favourite. This is my mom's version..I have shared a video recipe in my blog of this recipe and it got so many views as well. But later i deleted those videos due to some issues. I got so many mails from my viewers asking me for that recipe, so i thought of sharing it in my step by step picture form and i also made a video too..
This tomato rice is so easy to make and it makes a great dish to put in lunch box. You just need a simple onion raita to serve with it. When we were little mom used to make this and put a boiled egg or or this potato roast or papad with this. OMG it taste heavenly. Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 20 to 30 mins
Serves : 4
Ingredients for Making Thakkali Sadam Recipe Mix
- Oil - ¼ cup
- Cinnamon / Pattai - 1 stick
- Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Sanf - 1 tblspn
- Bay Leaf - 2
- Garlic - 10 cloves peeled
- Onion - 1 large sliced thinly
- Tomatoes - 5 sliced thinly
- Chilli Powder - 1 tblspn
- Kashmiri Chilli Powder - 1 tblspn
- Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
- Garam Masala Powder - 2 tsp
- Curry Leaves a handful
- Salt to taste
- Sugar - 2 tsp
- Coriander Leaves a handful finely chopped
How to Make Thakkali Sadam Recipe Mix
Step 1:
Start by cooking rice, i used ponni rice. Wash rice well and soak it for 30 mins. I took 4 cup of water for 2 cup of rice. I added it to pressure cooker, whistled it for 2 times, simmered the flame and cooked for 10 mins. Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. Open the cooker, fluff the rice and let it cool down completely.
Step 2:
Heat oil in a kadai. Add in whole spices and let them sizzle. Add in garlic and saute till golden. In goes onions and curry leaves. Saute till golden. Season with salt and turmeric powder and mix well.
Step 3:
Add in tomatoes and cook till it turns mushy. Keep cooking them, at a stage the oil will separate from the mix. Add in the spice powders and sugar. Mix well. Add in coriander leaves. and cook till the masala is thick.Now add in the cooked rice and mix well. Serve.
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How to store tomato rice mix
1)You have to cook the tomato masala till oil separates from it. Once it is cooked, cool and store in an air tight container in fridge for upto 2 weeks.
Sherin Deepu
Dear Aarthi
I really like your step-by-step pictorial. I feel like I have watched you make it. Superb effort that works really well.
Regards
Sherin
Pushpa Narayana
I love ur recipes. Easy to learn n cook
Mary George
Hi...Aarthi .. really liked all u r recipes... Step by step pictorial is so easy to understand.. Thanks for sharing.
Regards;
Mary.
Anonymous
Dear Aarthi,
I would like to know why are you adding sugar in almost every recipes...I am your regular follower.
Love,
Radha
Aarthi
@Anonymousadding sugar in tomato based recipes will make it taste even better.
Roanne Dsouza
Hi Aarthi, I just came across your blog and made this recipe and its come out awesome.. Love the pictures... makes it so easy to understand.
vivian
Dear Aarti,
Thanks for the easy pictorial step by step cooking.....I now can cook Indian food better.....my son saw my improvement. He loves it. You're amazing.
Anonymous
Brilliant
Mona
Hi Arthi, can we cook till tomatoes get mushy in a pressure cooker and then add uncookedrice and pressure cook it? Will the taste vary that way?
kavinraj
I reaaly like the way u r explaining.. I tried podalangai kootu. It came well . I will try this also
Anonymous
Hi Aarthi...I tried this recipe today and it turns out so delicious... Your recipes never fails...keep up the good work... Thanks
Anonymous
Hi Arthi
What is the type of chilli powder you have used in this recipe? It looks different. Is there any particular one?
Aarthi
I ran out of chilli powder that day. So i too dried chillies and blend them in a grinder
Unknown
I converted it to the Instant pot recipe and followed everything else. It was yummy. Thanks