Tomato Rice | Tomato Rice In Pressure Cooker | Thakkali Sadam
Unlock the secrets behind the beloved South Indian classic Tomato Rice, that combines the goodness of rice with the vibrant flavors of tomatoes.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Basmati rice Soaked and drained
- 3 nos. Ripe tomato Medium
- 1 no. Onion Small(thinly sliced)
- 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste
- 1 no. Green chilly Chopped
- 4 tbsp Ghee
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 3 1/2 cups Hot Water
- Coriander leaves Few, Chopped
- Salt As reqd
Spices:-
- 3 nos. Cardamom Elakka
- 3 nos. Cloves Grambu
- Cinnamon A few pieces, Karugapatta
- Raisins As reqd, Onakka munthiri
- Cashewnuts As reqd
Instructions
- Blend the tomatoes in a mixer grinder to make a puree. Keep it aside.
- Heat 2 - 3 tbsp of ghee in a pressure cooker.
- Add onion and saute well. Stir in chopped green chilly, ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder and stir.
- Add all the spices specified in the 'spices section' and fry for a few seconds in low flame.
- Add the tomato puree and stir well.
- Stir, till the puree starts to thicken.
- :- Do not reduce it too much.
- Add the drained rice and mix well.
- Add 3 1/2 cups of water and mix well again.
- Add reqd salt and mix well.
- Close the cooker with its lid and pressure cook upto 2 whistles on high flame.
- Fry the raisins and cashews in the remaining tbsp of ghee.
- After opening the cooker, add the above fried items along with the chopped coriander leaves.
- Mix everything well.
- :- Serve with any curry or salad and pappadom.
- :- If you wish, you can add vegetables like green peas, beans, carrot and cauliflower along with the rice. Then, you need to add 4 cups of water.:- Even if you are not using veg, u can add upto 4 cups of water if u want the rice to be really cooked.
Notes
You can visit this link Lemon Rice. You can also visit this link Egg Fried Rice.
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