TOMATO RICE RECIPE ,THAKKALI SADAM| LUNCH BOX RECIPES

March 6, 2025 | By
Tomato rice recipe

Tomato rice is my favourite variety rice recipe but Sendhil don’t like this as it has more spices.Even then I wanted to make him eat my tomato rice and praise me Winking smile.. I tried many combinations and at last i settled with this recipe.. He liked it a lot and i got credits as i wished Smile . In the beginning I used to add fennel seeds along with spices but he hate the taste of fennel seeds while eating. So i omitted fennel seeds  & other spices and i used garam masala powder , coriander & mint leaves which gave a nice flavour & taste to the rice..I have made this so many times for his lunch box and this has become a routine lunch box dish for me Smile.. Check out my tomato pulao recipe if interested..

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INGREDIENTS
1 cup – 200ml
  • Basmati rice – 1/2 cup
  • Water – 1 cup
  • Ripe tomatoes – 4 nos (small sized, I used bangalore tomato)
  • Big onion – 1 no
  • Garlic cloves – 8 nos
  • Green chillies – 1- 2 nos
  • Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder – 1/8 tsp
  • Garam masala powder – 1/2 tsp
  • Mint leaves & coriander leaves – few (chopped)

To temper

  • Cooking oil – 2 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
  • urad dal – 1 tsp
  • Channa dal – 1 tsp

Coriander leaves – to garnish
Ghee  or gingely oil – to add while mixing with rice

METHOD

  • Cook the basmati rice adding 1:2 cups of water..Here i used 1 cup of water.. Add a drop of oil and little salt while rice is cooking. Pressure cook it and spread the rice in a plate to cool down..
  • Slice cut the onions , slit the green chillies , chop the mint & coriander leaves , peel the garlic cloves and roughly chop the tomatoes and set aside..
  • In a kadai , heat oil and splutter mustard , urad & channa dal.Then add the onions , green chillies and saute well. Now add the garlic cloves and mix well..

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  • Then add the mint & coriander leaves and saute well.Finally add tomatoes and all the spice powders along with salt.

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  • Mix well till tomato turns to a paste.Add little water if necessary..Make sure tomato paste has some moisture content ..The paste should not be dry..Garnish with coriander leaves , paste is ready..

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  • Now add the tomato paste to the rice adding gingely oil and mix well with a fork like ladle..Add a tsp of ghee before serving if u wish..Add more paste while mixing because the rice may absorb all the paste and it will taste bland after the rice cools down. So i have given more tomatoes to make the paste. Add the required paste , mix , give some setting time and then serve !

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NOTE

  • For variations u can try adding fennel seeds while tempering which gives an additional flavour.
  • U can also try adding 1/2 tsp of ginger garlic paste instead of whole garlic cloves ..

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18 thoughts on “TOMATO RICE RECIPE ,THAKKALI SADAM| LUNCH BOX RECIPES”

  9. Priya Suresh

    Tomato rice is my all time favourite.Presentation itself is very pleasing and attractive. Drooling here.

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  13. Snehal

    Thanks for stopping by my blog, Chitra.

    I'm a huge fan tomato rice myself. This is a variation on how I prepare it usually. I always like trying different methods – will keep this in mind!

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  14. Unknown

    Tomato rice is my favourite dish. Late night I was searching this recipe on Google. After that I found your website. I read your blog very carefully. The given recipe steps are very useful for me. Thanks for sharing great recipe.

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