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Here is a lip-smacking Tomato Rice recipe that you can easily make at home without any hassle. 

A popular South Indian style tomato rice can be made easily with leftover rice, tomatoes and some lots of spices. It goes well with onion raitha, chips or potato fry to make them a wholesome meal. It is also known as Thakkali Sadam in Tamil. This tomato rice recipe is a must try for everyone who loves delicious, flavorful and tangy one-pot meals.

The best thing about this delicacy is that you can add your twist of flavors to this conventional South Indian recipe. This dish is loved by all ages and its an ideal comfort food that you can enjoy round the year. Pack this yummy dish for your kids lunch box or for your road trip. Follow my step by step photo recipe to prepare Tomato Rice. If you like this recipe share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

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RECIPE FOR TOMATO RICE

Coarse      : Lunch

Cuisine     : South Indian

Author      : Jayashree Karthik

Prep Time : 10 min

Cook Time : 20 min

Total Time : 30 min

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INGREDIENTS

• 1.5 cup cooked rice - sona masoori rice / basmati rice

• 2 tbsp oil

• 1/4 tsp mustard seeds

• 1 tsp urad dal

• 1 tsp bengal gram dal

• 1/2 tsp fennel seeds

• 1 spring curry leaves

• 1 large onion - thinly sliced

• 3 green chilli - slitted

• 1.5 tsp ginger garlic paste

• 3 tomatoes - chopped

• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder

• 1 tsp red chilli powder

• 1/2 tsp garam masala powder

• salt - to taste

• 1/4 cup coriander leaves - chopped

• 1 tbsp ghee

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PROCEDURE

• heat oil in the pan and temper with mustard seeds, urad dal, bengal gram dal, fennel seeds and curry leaves

• add thinly sliced onion and saute well until translucent

• add slitted green chillies and ginger garlic paste

• saute well until the raw smell goes

• add chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder and salt

• mix well and saute for 2-3 minutes

• now cover with lid and cook the tomatoes in low medium flame for 5 minutes

• after 5 minutes tomatoes turn mushy and the oil starts to release on the sides and there should be no raw smell of spices 

• add cooked rice and gently mix well

• cover with lid and cook in low flame for 5 minutes and then garnish with chopped coriander leaves and a tbsp of ghee

• delicious tomato rice is ready and serve hot with onion raitha or papad

• Enjoy!

NOTES

• adjust spice level according to your taste
• use sona masoori rice or basmati rice goes well for tomato rice
• you can also use left over rice for this dish
• use ripe tomatoes for better results

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TOMATO RICE WITH STEP BY 

STEP PHOTO RECIPE

heat oil in the pan and temper with mustard seeds

add urad dal, bengal gram dal, fennel seeds and curry leaves

saute for few seconds

add thinly sliced onion

saute well until it turns translucent

add ginger garlic paste and slitted green chilli

saute well until the raw smell goes

add chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder and salt

mix well and cook for 2 minutes

cover with lid and cook again for another 5 minutes in

 low medium flame

oil starts to release on the sides of the pan

mix well

add cooked rice

mix gently with the tomato masala

cover with lid and cook for 5 minutes in low flame

garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve 

hot with raitha or papad

Tomato Rice