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    Tomato Rice Recipe

    July 14, 2022 By Aarthi 14 Comments

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    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.

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    1. 📖 Recipe
    2. Tomato Rice Recipe | Thakkali Sadam Reicpe
    3. Tomato Rice Recipe Step by Step Pictures
    4. How to Make Tomato Rice Paste | Thakkali Sadam Recipe Mix
    5. How to store tomato rice mix

    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
     
    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 with this. OMG it taste heavenly.
     
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    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

    How to Make Tomato Rice

    1. 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.
    2. I added it to pressure cooker, whistled it for 2 times, simmered the flame and cooked for 10 mins.
    3. Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself.
    4. Open the cooker, fluff the rice and let it cool down completely.
    5. Heat oil in a kadai. Add in whole spices and let them sizzle.
    6. In goes garlic and saute till golden.
    7. Add in onions, green chillies and curry leaves. Saute till golden.
    8. Now add in the spice powders, salt and sugar. Mix well.
    9. Add in tomatoes and cook till it turns mushy. Keep cooking them, at a stage the oil will separate from the mix.
    10. Now add in the cooked rice and mix well. Fry this for few mins.
    11. Add in coriander leaves.
    12. Serve.
     
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    Tomato Rice Recipe | Thakkali Sadam Reicpe

    Easy Tomato Rice Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe can be made easily with leftover rice, tomatoes and a bunch of spices.
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 517kcal

    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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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 517kcal | Carbohydrates: 79g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 39mg | Potassium: 176mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 597IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Tomato Rice Recipe Step by Step Pictures

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    Take all your ingredients
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    Slice up your tomatoes
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    First heat some oil in a kadai..Add in whole spices
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    Add in whole garlic cloves
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    saute for couple of mins
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    Add in sliced onions and curry leaves
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    Add in some sugar

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    And some salt
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    Saute them for a while
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    Once they are sauted
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    Add in some chilli powder, garam masala powder
    and turmeric powder
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    Add in green chillies
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    saute them for a min or so
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    Now add in the tomatoes
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    Saute them
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    Cook till the tomatoes turn mushy
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    let them cook down
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    At a stage the oil will separate from the mix
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    Now add in the cooked rice
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    Mix well
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    Now everything is mixed up
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    add in coriander leaves
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    mix well
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    Serve
     
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    How to Make Tomato Rice Paste | Thakkali Sadam Recipe Mix

     
    Learn how to make tomato rice mix or paste which can be stored in fridge for couple of weeks. 
     
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    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.

    Pictorial:

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    Take all your ingredients
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    Heat oil in a kadai
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    add in cinnamon, fennel and bay leaf
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    garlic cloves
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    add in curry leaves
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    add in onions
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    saute for a min
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    add in salt and turmeric powder
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    saute for few more mins
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    mix well
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    add in tomatoes

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    mix that well
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    cover and cook for few mins
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    now the tomatoes are done
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    add in chilli powder, garam masala powder and sugar
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    mix that and cook till the masala gets thick and oil separates on a low flame
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    add in coriander leaves
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    done. This is your tomato rice mix.
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    add in cooked rice
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    mix well

    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.

     
     
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    Comments

    1. Sherin Deepu

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      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

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    2. Pushpa Narayana

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      I love ur recipes. Easy to learn n cook

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    3. Mary George

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      Hi...Aarthi .. really liked all u r recipes... Step by step pictorial is so easy to understand.. Thanks for sharing.

      Regards;
      Mary.

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    4. Anonymous

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      Dear Aarthi,
      I would like to know why are you adding sugar in almost every recipes...I am your regular follower.

      Love,
      Radha

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    5. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousadding sugar in tomato based recipes will make it taste even better.

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    6. Roanne Dsouza

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      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.

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    7. vivian

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      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.

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    8. Anonymous

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      Brilliant

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    9. Mona

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      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?

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    10. kavinraj

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      I reaaly like the way u r explaining.. I tried podalangai kootu. It came well . I will try this also

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    11. Anonymous

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      Hi Aarthi...I tried this recipe today and it turns out so delicious... Your recipes never fails...keep up the good work... Thanks

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    12. Anonymous

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      Hi Arthi
      What is the type of chilli powder you have used in this recipe? It looks different. Is there any particular one?

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      • Aarthi

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        I ran out of chilli powder that day. So i too dried chillies and blend them in a grinder

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    13. Unknown

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      I converted it to the Instant pot recipe and followed everything else. It was yummy. Thanks

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