Thakkali Sadam,Tomato rice

Thakkali sadam, Tomato rice a simple bachelor friendly | lunch box recipe. Recipe with full video and step by step pictures.

Thakkali sadam, Tomato rice is a Popular South Indian variety rice. I have fond memories of taking tomato rice for lunch during my school and college days. Since amma was a working mom, we would mostly take dosai with molagapodi for lunch. Happily, we would take it as we are a huge fan of dosai molagapodi. Whenever amma gets an off day on a school working day, we would get varieties of food for the lunch box. We would look forward to chapati kurma, thakkali sadam, carrot rice, and brinjal rice in those days.

I have posted Thakkali biryani | tomato biryani recipe in Jeyashri’s kitchen. We have lots of tomato-based South Indian recipes like tomato thokku, tomato pickle, Tomato sweet pachadi.

Also please check no onion no garlic tomato rice recipe.

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Thakkali sadam

Thakkali Sadam | Tomato rice Easy lunch recipes

Course Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 45 minutes minutes

Servings 2 people

Author Jeyashri suresh

Ingredients

• 2 Tomato
• 1 Onion
• 2 Green chilli
• 1 tbsp Oil
• 1 tsp Ghee
• 1 tsp Red chili powder
• Salt as needed
• 1.5 cups Cooked rice
• ½ tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Garam masala
• ½ tsp Mustard seeds
• 2 green chilli
• Curry leaves few

Instructions

• In a pan add 1 tbsp oil and once it becomes hot add ½ tsp mustard seeds, curry leaves, and 2 slit green chili.
• Green chili gives a nice taste to the Thakkali sadam, so do not omit.
• Once the mustard splutters, add 1 thinly sliced onions and saute till translucent.
• Add 2 chopped tomatoes. Always for tomato rice, the tomato should be more than the onion.
• Mix well and add 1 tsp red chili powder, salt, turmeric powder, and garam masala.
• I wanted to make it bit spicy so added 1 tsp red chili powder. You can reduce it if you want it less spicy.
• Mix well.
• Let this cook till tomatoes are mushy. Do not add any water. The water oozing out from the tomato is enough to get it cooked. Cook in a medium flame.
• Once this comes to a thokku consistency add the cooked rice.
• Mix well gently and evenly.
• Drizzle 1 tsp of ghee. This step is optional but highly recommended. Mix evenly
• Thakkali sadam | tomato rice is ready. You can garnish with coriander leaves if you want.

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Notes

1.Always ensure that the rice is cooked separate grains, do not overcook.

2. I used sona masoori rice, you can use basmati rice or ponni parboiled rice too.

3. Ginger garlic paste can be added along with onion to enhance the flavour of the Thakkali sadam.

• In a pan add 1 tbsp oil and once it becomes hot add ½ tsp mustard seeds, curry leaves, and 2 slit green chili.
• Green chili gives a nice taste to the Thakkali sadam, so do not omit.
• Once the mustard splutters, add 1 thinly sliced onions and saute till translucent.

• Add 2 chopped tomatoes. Always for tomato rice, the tomato should be more than the onion.
• Mix well and add 1 tsp red chili powder, salt, turmeric powder, and garam masala.
• I wanted to make it bit spicy so added 1 tsp red chili powder. You can reduce it if you want it less spicy.
• Mix well.

• Let this cook till tomatoes are mushy. Do not add any water. The water oozing out from the tomato is enough to get it cooked. Cook in a medium flame.
• Once this comes to a thokku consistency add the cooked rice.

• Mix well gently and evenly.
• Drizzle 1 tsp of ghee. This step is optional but highly recommended. Mix evenly
• Thakkali sadam | tomato rice is ready. You can garnish with coriander leaves if you want.

1. Always ensure that the rice is cooked separate grains, do not overcook.
2. I used sona masoori rice, you can use basmati rice or ponni parboiled rice too.
3. Ginger garlic paste can be added along with onion to enhance the flavor of the Thakkali sadam.