Tomato Rice

Tomato rice is a delicious one-pot meal packed with flavors and spices. Here everything gets cooked in a single pot and requires no curry or sides.

This tomato rice is ideal for those who are just learning to cook and are looking for easy one-pot meal recipes. But for me, this is total comfort food and I love it along with some chilled Raita.

Tomato Rice in southern parts of India is known as ‘Thakkali Sadam’. ‘Thakkali’ means tomato and ‘Sadam’ means rice in Tamil Nadu. And if you happen to taste this rice in Tamil Nadu, probably you will get a spicier version of this recipe.

Some people even try to add some vegetables to add extra nutrition and flavors to this rice. Tomato rice also makes an excellent option for the lunch boxes, as you do not need any extra curry to go with it.

Step by step recipe of Tomato Rice

Wash the rice and soak for 1 hour.

Heat cooking oil in a saucepan on a slow flame, and add 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds, bay leaf, and chopped garlic.

Fry until it slightly changes color and then adds chopped onion, curry leaves, and chopped green chilies.

When the onion turns soft and light brown, add 2 peeled and chopped ripe tomatoes. To this add turmeric powder, red chili powder, and 1 tablespoon of store-bought tomato puree.

Stir well and cook the tomato masala on a slow flame for 5 minutes with the lid on.

Once the masala is cooked, add 1 tablespoon soy sauce and 1 tablespoon tomato sauce.

Cook for 3 or 4 minutes on medium heat and then add 4 cups of water along with ¾ teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon white vinegar. Stir it well and let the water start to boil.

Take the soaked rice and discard the water. Add the soaked rice and chopped coriander leaves to the boiling water. Reduce the flame to low and cook for 7 to 10 minutes with the lid on.

Once the rice looks cooked and all the water has dried up, gently stir the rice from the sides and bottom to release all the trapped steam.

Turn off the flame, place the lid, and keep covered for 15 minutes before serving.

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Tomato Rice

Shanaz Rafiq

Tomato rice is a delicious one-pot meal packed with flavors and spices. Here everything gets cooked in a single pot and requires no curry or sides.

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Prep Time 1 hour hr

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Course Main Course, Rice

Cuisine Indian

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

• 2 cups basmati rice washed & soaked for 1 hr
• 4 cups of water
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 2 green chilies chopped
• Some curry leaves
• 1 medium-size chopped onion
• 2 medium ripe tomatoes peeled & chopped
• ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
• ¾ teaspoon red chili powder
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree packet
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon tomato sauce
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• ½ cup chopped coriander
• 4 tablespoon cooking oil

Instructions

 

• Wash the rice and soak for 1 hour.
• Heat cooking oil in a saucepan on a slow flame, and add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, bay leaf, and chopped garlic.
• Fry until it slightly changes color and then add chopped onion, curry leaves, and chopped green chilies.
• When the onion turns soft and light brown, add 2 peeled and chopped ripe tomatoes. To this add turmeric powder, red chili powder, and 1 tablespoon of store-bought tomato puree.
• Stir well and cook the tomato masala on a slow flame for 5 minutes with the lid on.
• Once the masala is cooked, add 1 tablespoon soy sauce and 1 tablespoon tomato sauce. Cook for 3 or 4 minutes on medium heat and then add 4 cups of water along with ¾ teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon white vinegar. Stir it well and let the water start to boil.
• Take the soaked rice and discard the water. Add the soaked rice and chopped coriander leaves to the boiling water. Reduce the flame to low and cook for 7 to 10 minutes with the lid on.
• Once the rice looks cooked and all the water has dried up, gently stir the rice from the sides and bottom to release all the trapped steam.
• Turn off the flame, place the lid, and keep covered for 15 minutes before serving.

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Keyword One Pot Meal, Rice, Tomato

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Old Recipe Post of Tomato Rice

• 2 cups basmati rice
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 7 to 8 fresh curry leaves
• 1 medium onion finely sliced
• 1 tbsp garlic chopped
• 2 green chilies slitted
• 2 cups fresh tomatoes peeled and chopped
• 1 cube veg stock
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• 1 tbsp tomato puree
• 1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves chopped
• 1 tsp sugar
• 4 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• Salt to taste

1. Wash rice well and soak for 30 minutes.
2. Heat oil in a nonstick pan (big enough to make 2 cups rice) and bay leaf, cumin, and garlic.
3. When garlic turns aromatic add onion, curry leaves, and green chilies. Fry till the onion becomes soft and pink.
4. Now add all the rest of the ingredients except for chopped coriander.
5. When tomatoes are cooked through and oil starts separating add 4 cups of water and bring to boil.
6. Now add rice, stir well and place the lid. Cook on medium heat for 5 min and then reduce the flame to lowest and add coriander leaves (stir gently) and cook for 10 more min or till the rice is well cooked.
7. Serve hot with any side dish.