Tomato Rice (Thakkali Sadam)
Tangy, spiced South Indian tomato rice cooked with fresh tomatoes and aromatic seeds — a lively, budget-friendly one-pot meal or lunchbox staple.
5mPrep
20mCook
3Servings
225Calories
5gProtein
Ingredients
- 1 cupsbasmati or long-grain rice
- 1 mediumtomatoes, pureed
- 1 mediumonion, diced
- 1 tspmustard seeds
- 1 leavescurry leaves
- 1 tspturmeric
- 1 tspsambar powder
- 1 tbspoil
- 1 tspsalt
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups basmati or long-grain rice
- 3 medium tomatoes, pureed
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 0.5 tsp mustard seeds
- 10 leaves curry leaves
- 0.5 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp sambar powder
- 3 tbsp oil
- 1.25 tsp salt
Instructions
- Cook rice until fluffy; spread out to cool slightly.
- Heat oil; add mustard seeds and curry leaves; let splutter.
- Add onion and sauté 4 minutes. Add tomato puree, turmeric, sambar powder, salt.
- Cook the tomato masala until it thickens and oil separates, about 10 minutes.
- Add cooked rice; toss gently to combine. Serve hot or at room temperature.