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.
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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.