Tomato Rice | Thakkali Sadam
Tomato rice (thakkali sadam) is a quick, easy, and flavorful South Indian rice recipe made using cooked rice, ripe plum tomatoes, and a few spices.
Servings 3 people
Calories 365kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked basmati rice, 375 grams approx
- 2 to 3 tablespoons oil
- 3/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon urad dal
- 1 teaspoon chana dal
- 1/8 teaspoon hing
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 sprigs curry leaves
- 2 green chilies, slit lengthwise
- 3/4 cup finely chopped onion, 120 grams
- 2 cups finely chopped tomatoes, 325 grams
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder
- 1/8 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon garam masala
- 4 tablespoons finely chopped coriander leaves
Instructions
Tempering
- Add oil in a heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat.
- Let it heat up a bit, then add mustard seeds and allow them to pop. Next, add cumin seeds, and allow them to crackle.
- Lower the heat and add chana dal and urad dal, saute on medium-low heat, until the lentils begin to turn a nice golden brown.
- Next, add hing, minced garlic, minced ginger, curry leaves, and green chilies, and saute until the raw smell of ginger and garlic goes away.
Saute onion, tomatoes, and spices
- Next, add chopped onions, and saute until translucent.
- Then add chopped tomatoes, and salt, and mix well. Cover and cook for a 2-3 minutes on medium-low heat.
- Open the lid, and cook, stirring occasionally until the tomatoes turn mushy and the oil separates from the sides.
- Then add turmeric, Kashmiri chili powder, and garam masala, mix well and cook for another 30 seconds.
- Add half of the coriander leaves, mix well and cook for another few seconds.
- Make sure that there is no moisture at this stage. If the tomato masala is watery, it will make the entire dish mushy.
Mix cooked rice with onion-tomato masala
- Add the rice and ghee, and mix it well with the masala.
- Cover, and simmer on low heat for 2-3 minutes.
- Switch off the heat and leave it undisturbed for another 10 minutes.
- Add the remaining coriander leaves, and fluff the rice gently.
- Dish out and serve with raita.
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Notes
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Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 365kcal | Carbohydrates: 63.4g | Protein: 9.1g | Fat: 12.1g | Saturated Fat: 1.4g | Sodium: 784mg | Potassium: 378mg | Fiber: 5.9g | Sugar: 4.5g | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 2mg