Tomato Rice/Thakkali Sadham

Tomato Rice/Thakkali Sadham

First time experience of Tomato rice was in papa’s cooking. He just had few tomatoes for our picnic day special. I strongly believed pappa played with rice, tomatoes and cooker there we got a wonderful recipe in Lunch box…

My foodie stays away from cooker and I found my own version of it. Just mixing boiled rice with the aroma rich tomato masala mixture. Try this one!

Ingredients:

Rice- 1 cup any normal rice, which won’t go mushy

Water – for cooking

Tomatoes – 2-3 medium, finely chopped

Ginger –garlic paste/ finely chopped – 1 tbsp

Fennel seeds – 1 tbsp

Cloves-  few

Cinnamon - few

Cardamom- 2, crushed

Star Anise - few

Mint leaves – chopped a pinch

Turmeric – a pinch

Salt – for taste

To temper:

Coconut oil – 3-4 tbsp

Shallot – 1, chopped into small pieces

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Curry leaves – a sprig

Coriander leaves – chopped a pinch

Method:

Cook rice separately and drain aside. Heat oil in a kadai – add things included in ‘To Temper’ and crackle them. Add tomatoes and saute them. 

Now add chopped ginger –garlic /paste and saute till raw smell changes to cooked smell. Reduce the flame and add rest of the masalas and salt. Close it with a lid and cook for a few minutes. If required sprinkle water to it. Now with a creamy mixture, add boiled rice and mix slowly.

 Check salt and maintain the taste. Again close the lid and cook for few more minutes. Serve tomato rice with Chammandhi podi and pappadoms.

http://www.achuscook.in/2014/08/chammandhi-podi.html