Thakkali Sadam Recipe | Tomato Rice Recipe

Tomato rice is the tastiest and delicious dish. It is preparing with main ingredient tomato and onion. Very easy to prepare for lunch menu. Tomato rice preparation step by step photos below

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Total times: 20 minutes(Except soaking time)

Serving: 3

Course: Lunch

Cuisine: south Indian recipe

Ingredients:

2 cup rice

1 Onion(Big size), chopped

4 tomato(Medium size), chopped

5 garlic

1 piece ginger

1 tblsp chilly powder

½ tblsp coriander powder

1/2 tsp turmeric

1 tsp Fennel seeds (Perunjeeragam)

2 Cloves

2 pieces Cinnamon

2 Cardamoms

1 star anise

Few mint leaves(optional)

1 Bayleaf

1 tblsp ghee(optional)

2 tblsp cooking oil

4 cup Water

Salt as needed

Preparation:

1. Transfer ginger and garlic to the mixi jar, grind them as fine paste and keep aside(its 1 tblsp ginger garlic paste)

2. In a bowl add rice and soak it in water for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes drain the water completely and keep aside

Method:

Heat a cooker add 2 tblsp oil and 1 tblsp ghee. Then add fennel seeds, cloves, cinnamon, cardamoms, bay leaf and star anise, sauté for a minutes on low flame
When fennel seeds start to crackle add onion, fry it on low flame till turns golden brown
Add ginger garlic paste, sauté it till the raw smell disappear
Add tomato, fry it on low flame till gets mushy
Add chili powder,turmeric and coriander powder. Mix well and sauté for minutes on low heat
Add rice and mix well
Add 4 cup of water and required salt.mix well
Add few mint leaves
When water start to boil close the lid and let it cook for 3 whistles on medium flame
Once the pressure cooker settle down open the cooker and do the mix
Serve the tomato rice with potato fry or pickles

Pictorials

Heat a cooker add 2 tblsp oil and 1 tblsp ghee. Then add fennel seeds, cloves, cinnamon, cardamoms, bay leaf and star anise, sauté for a minutes on low flame