Tomato rice is a quick and tasy dish prepared with ripe tomatoes. It is perfect for a quick lunch and for packing in lunch box. It is very easy to make.Whenever I feel lazy to cook, my choice is usually Tomato rice. It is very simply to cook and tastes delicious.My children love this tomato rice a lot. Today we will learn how to make tomato rice following this easy recipe.
Tomato is is a quick and easy dish prepared with tomatoes and spices. It is perfect for a quick lunch and can be packed in lunch box.
- 1 cup Basmati Rice
- 4-5 Tomatoes Juicy ripe ones
- 2 Onion medium size chopped
- 2 Green chillies slit
- 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste
- 2 tsp Sambar powder
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- Salt as needed
- 3 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 pinch Asafoetida
- Curry leaves a sprig
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Soak Basmati rice for 20 minutes. Drain water, add 2 cups of hot water and cook rice until soft.
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Take juice of 4 tomatoes using a blender and keep it aside.
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Heat 2-3 tbsp of oil in a kadai and add the ingredients mentioned under 'for the seasoning'.
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Add onions and saute till it turns translucent.
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Add green chillies and ginger-garlic paste. Saute for a few more minutes.
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Then add tomato juice, turmeric powder, chilli powder or sambar powder and salt needed. Cook until oil separates.
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Add needed cooked rice to the tomato gravy and mix well.
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Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with papads, potato chips or raita.
Recipe Video
You can use regular rice or even leftover rice for this recipe.
If using chilli powder, add 3/4 tsp chilli powder and 1-2 tsp of coriander powder for best results.
Add needed cooked rice to the mixture, according to your taste.
Preparation
Soak Basmati rice for 20 minutes. Drain water, add 2 cups of hot water and cook rice until soft.
Method
Add onions and saute till it turns translucent.
Add green chillies and ginger-garlic paste. Saute for a few more minutes.
Then add tomato juice, turmeric powder, chilli powder or sambar powder and salt needed. Cook until oil separates as seen in the picture below.
Add needed cooked rice to the tomato gravy and mix well.
Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with papads, potato chips or raita.
You might love my Tomato Biryani Recipe also.
hi padhu
i made tomato rice.it came out awesome….tasted yummy.thanks a lot.
i prepared tomato rice… my husband liked it soooooo much… thanks for padhuskitchen
I will try dude
i am going to prepare… i don't know…
I tried ur recepie and came out so well thanks a lot !
Hi Padhu,
I made it and i served it to my mother. she was very happy
i gonna try….ur recepies was too gud..
Hi Padhu….Thanks so much for your recipe..I am a bachelor staying with my friends…They dont allow me to cook much and experiment as it was a flop show a couple of times… But this time it turned out to be very good following your simple recipe…I am passing the credits and congrats given to me by my friends to you… Thank you so much Padhu
excellent recipe. result was yummy. cheers!
I love tomato rice, its been years I had it…friends used to bring it for us during college days…time to make my own I guess.
excellent recipe.
Thanks for sharing this.. Turned out really yummy and has entered the fav list 🙂
Im going to try it now
Hi Padhu….Thanks so much for your recipes..I have started preparing one by one… Started with Tomato rice.. It came out very well.. It was very delicious.. Is any book available which has all the receipies that are there in this blog??
Thank u for the beautiful recipe, it came out so good,, thanku so much, u made my day
Hello Padma,
I my refrigerator i saw what vegetables are there .. i saw only tomato's.. so searched in net how to prepare tomato bath .. luckily i saw your post.. and i followed it…
After i tasted the Tomato bath .. it was really wondering about the taste… its simply excellent..
Really thanks for the post. now its time to take up next dish…
Please keep inventing….:-)
Tried it, was awesome.
Hello dear
I had made this recipe for dinner one day.All my family members loved it specially my husband.Its one of the easiest quick meals
i had ever made.Thank you.
Last week had a nice coffee break with friends. While we started talking about best recipe sites, I vehemently argued that padhus kitchen is the best. some thought might know you personally. I have never met you but with your work you are part of my daily life. Thanks.
Thanks a lot Padhu… Being newly married and not known of basics of cookking…. Really ur posts turned out to be a boon….
Padhu
I tried it today. It was yummy. Came out well. Everyone liked at home. Thank um
Simple and excellent..I really loved each and every recipes of urs..not even a single dish disappointed me even it is my first try ..and even I tried some non veg dishes with ur veg recipes.. all are coming really well..yes..today I too little lazy for cooking..so trying ur tomato rice recipe..and I'm sure it will come really well…thank you padhu chechi ..
Hi Padhu..juice of Tomatoes means after putting tomatoes in blender we have to take the juice using stainer or you mean tomato puree?
Just blend fresh tomatoes and add. No need to strain it.
I tried tis n it came out wel… lots of appreciations from my family members…I m dedicating al those appreciations 2 u padhu..I m a beginner for cooking ..i cant digest tat i too can cook wel…ur receipes had saved me n many critical situation…thank u soooooooooo much… keep on updating new yummy both veg n non veg receipes…May god bles u n let al gud things come into ur life today n always…
Mam am very much grateful to you.you gave me the interest to cook.lov u
Tried it. Hubby and baby (daughter), both very happy!
Your directions were easy to follow.
Thanks!
Awesome blog mam !! I am just starting to learn booking from your blog which helps me alot….amazing stuffs here…thanks aton
Can I prepare the sabzi in the cooker then add rice then pressure cook it so that I use only one cooker ?
Yes, you can do that but that will give a slightly different taste
Love this Tomato rice recipe!!! I also added Anistar and it came out pretty well! Thank you! 🙂
I'm glad I stumbled upon your kitchen while surfing a recipe. I never had to search anywhere after. My life is so easy now. Everything I tried turned out tasty. Thank you.
Hello padhu.I made it today and it turned out well.thanks.
Today I cooked tomato rice , it came out good ,but romba karam ,I used 4 tomatoes as u said do I need to add more for two people.Also will it become more tasty if I add ginger garlic paste extra(I used 1 tsp),Reply pls ,Thanks for ur wonderful blog.
You must use 4 juicy big tomatoes. Karam you have to adjust to your taste. When you use store bought chilli powder, you have to use very less. I have used only my homemade sambar powder which is not hot. Yes you can add ginger garlic paste if you like. I do both ways with ginger garlic and without ginger galic .Both taste awesome!! Thank you very much Bala for liking my recipes.
Usually I don't comment on blogs, but your simple yet effective recipe deserves a mention of thanks. I made this today and it come out excellent. Thanks for a great idea – I was wondering what to do with the tomatoes in the refrigerator and for a single guy, this was an easy to cook yet tasty food. Keep up the good work!!
I will definitely try this recipe…Seems to b simple
Hi padhu today I tried this recipe and it came very well. … especially my daughter she liked it very much. ..thanks
Also how much rice to be added to the mixture, as is written 'Add needed Rice'.
That means not all the rice to be added.
You can taste the tomato rice and if you feel you need more rice, you can add. Thought I cook 1 cup of rice for this tomato rice, I will not mix everything. I set aside some rice and add the rest because I like it a little spicy.
Can you Pl.post stepwise pictures for this recipe. As you post always. Thank you.
Hi Padhu. I regularly prepare tomato rice following your recipe. And it has become a fabulous addition to my kitchen. My husband too likes it a lot. I prepare many other recipes from your blog. Most of the time they come out very well. Your contribution is invaluable. As a suggestion Why don't you add microwave and air fryer cooking in your blog. Even as such it is because of you that I have developed an interest in cooking. Thank you very much.
Dear Padhu,
Thanks for sharing this wonderful Tomato Recipe. Although, I am not from Indian background, I really enjoy preparing your dishes. Come out very well and tasty too. Easy to follow. My 3 year old son and my husband really love it. By the way, I love spices… 🙂
Made it . Was delicious. The coriander makes it very flavorful . I grinded all the masala before adding rice using a hand blender . I use your recipes a lot though I haven't commented earlier. Thank you for sharing them.
It was fantastic. Everyone liked it. Good thing – it was easy to make. Thanks to Padhuskitchen.
This is the only site that I come to for any recipe. Right from Iddli to bitter gourd curry to this Thakkali Sadham, I must have prepared dozens of dishes learning from you. Always they turn out Awesome. Thanks a ton.
today i tried this recipe mam… very tasty thanqqqqqqqqqqq
Nice one I tried it
Awesome recipe….simple n delicious
For 1cup rice how much cup of tomato puree shud we add . Pls reply.
I have not measured the tomato puree but it will come to 1 cup approximately.
Thank you Mam. I use recipes from your blog often. And I have loved them all – they are simple to follow and awesome to taste. Nandri.
I tried with leftover rice. It tasted very good. Thanks to Padhuskitchen