Thakkali Sadam Recipe – Spicy Tomato Rice

Tomato Rice popularly called as Thakkali Sadam in South India is a very quick to make rice dish that is packed with flavours from tomatoes, cardamom, and the sambar powder.

Course : Lunch

Ingridients : 1 cup Cooked rice

10 Pearl onions (Sambar Onions) , finely chopped

1 inch Ginger , finely chopped

4 cloves Garlic , finely chopped

3 Tomatoes , finely chopped

2 Carrots , grated (optional)

1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)

1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)

1 sprig Curry leaves , finely chopped

1 teaspoon Sambar Powder

1 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi)

1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)

6 sprig Mint Leaves (Pudina)

2 tablespoons Sesame (Gingelly) Oil

Salt , to taste

1 tablespoon Ghee

Instructions To begin making the Thakkali Sadam Recipe – Spicy Tomato Rice, get all the ingredients ready. Make sure you have cooked rice ready.Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan; add cumin seeds and mustard seeds; allow it to crackle. Then add onions, ginger and garlic and sauté until the onions are tender and golden.Add chopped tomatoes and grated carrots; sauté until the tomatoes and carrots are tender and the moisture has evaporated.Continue to cook until the mixture looks like a semi-thick paste. Stir in the chopped curry leaves at this point.Next add in the sambar powder, turmeric powder, cardamom powder, salt and mix well.Add mint leaves and sauté for a few more minutes. Gradually stir in the cooked rice to the tomato mixture and fold the thakkali sadam gently so that all ingredients are well combined.Finally add a tablespoon of ghee or sesame oil and stir it into the thakkali sadam and serve hot.Serve Thakkali Sadam recipe / tomato rice along with Boondi Raita and Kachumber Salad for a weekday lunch or dinner.

Thakkali Sadam Recipe – Spicy Tomato Rice

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