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Tomato Rice Recipe | Thakkali Sadam Recipe

November 23, 2015 28 Comments

Thakkali sadam is one of my favourite variety rice recipes from Tamilnadu. I have already posted my easy tomato rice recipe here but this one is more authentic and has some grinding and roasting to do before you can enjoy it. And let me also tell you that its totally worth the effort. Of course, if you are too pressed for time or are too tired to be doing anything than some bare minimum chopping and stirring than my first tomato rice recipe is the one for you.

The paste

This is my aunt’s special recipe and she has been using it for ages to impress her guests (and my uncle of course). If you love South Indian rice recipes, then you may like this raw mango rice recipe, puliogare, or a simple lemon rice recipe.

Tomato Rice Recipe | Thakkali Sadam RecipeTomato Rice

Thakkali Sadam is a great dish to pack away for a trip or for lunch box for work or school. It tastes good even after it’s gone cold and all you need is a good raita or papad to pair it up with. I used to regularly take Thakkali Sadam in my lunchbox to school and all my Malayali friends who don’t eat it that often would love to take a bite or two.

THAKKALI SADAM RECIPE

Serves 2-4

Ingredients:
Rice – 2 cups
Tomatoes – 3 ripe medium-sized ones
Onion – 1 medium, very finely chopped
Salt – to taste
Dry-roast and grind:
Coriander seeds (malli) – 1.5 tbsp
Chana dal – 2 tbsp
Red chillies – 5 or 6
Fenugreek seeds (methi/uluva) – 1/2 tsp
For tempering:
Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp
Urad dal – 1 tsp
Chana dal – 1 tsp
Green chillies – 3, chopped fine
Peanuts – 1/2 cup (I use slightly more since I like their crunch in the rice)
Asafoetida/hing – a pinch
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves – a few
Sesame oil (nallennai) – 2 tbsp

How to Make Thakkali Sadam

1. Dry roast and grind the list of ingredients under that head and leave aside to cool. Make sure that you don’t burn the fenugreek while roasting. To avoid this, add it once the other ingredients are almost roasted.

2. Cook the rice. Make sure that its not overcooked or too mushy. I used ponni rice but basmati brings out a nice flavour and unique taste to the dish.

3. Heat the oil and temper mustard seeds and urad dal. Add the chana dal, green chillies, peanuts and chopped onions and saute for about 2 to 3 mins.

4. Then add the turmeric, hing and the curry leaves. Fry for another minute or two.

5. Add the ground powder (masala) and fry for another 3 to 4 minutes.

6. Now add the chopped tomatoes and mix well. Keep the fire on low and cook till the raw smell leaves the mixture. This should take about 10 to 12 mins. Add salt. The oil will begin to separate. Make sure that the mixture is a thick paste and not watery (in short, don’t add water).

7. Once done, mix in the rice, stir well until blended well and serve hot with raita, pickle and papad.

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  1. katiekateBKLN

    May 9, 2012 at 4:57 pm

    Hi miss Nags-

    I made this last week for lunches for my husband and myself, and it came out very well- well received by DH & super tasty!

    And not a terrible amount of prep/ grinding. I did however double the recipe, coz I thought 2c of rice wouldn't make sufficient for a couple of meals- boy did I get more than I bargained for! Tomato rice for days! Finally took pity on DH and made him a sandwich…

    Looking forward to trying some of your other rice recipes-

    Reply
    • Nagalakshmi V

      May 10, 2012 at 4:34 am

      haha.. so glad you liked the tomato rice recipe

      Reply
  2. Anonymous

    February 5, 2012 at 4:27 am

    I'm going to try this recipe but I have one question…Do you need to pre cook the dal before I use it in this recipe??

    Reply
    • Nagalakshmi V

      February 6, 2012 at 2:49 am

      there's no dal to be cooked really, just for tempering. so add in directly.

      Reply
  3. Good Pediatrician in Chennai

    February 26, 2011 at 9:16 am

    looks yum n delicious…simply mouthwatering..lovely presentaion…and thanks for sending this bful dish to my evnet

    Reply
  4. Nags

    November 22, 2010 at 2:39 pm

    Thanks so much for leaving a note after trying. Glad you liked it 🙂

    Reply
  5. bluegrass cook

    November 11, 2010 at 10:14 pm

    I tried this yesterday and it was amazing….thank you for a very good recipe….

    Reply
  6. andy

    April 15, 2010 at 8:38 am

    i wanted to add my appreciation of this recipe, it came out splendidly. thanks.

    Reply
  7. Divya Vikram

    April 1, 2010 at 1:39 pm

    Sure looks authentic and nice pictures..

    Reply
  8. maria

    November 17, 2008 at 7:12 am

    Hi, I think your site is amazing and the food looks absolutely delicious. I’d like to try some recipes soon! If I post them on my blog, I will include a link to you and give you credit for the recipe of course. I hope this is ok?

    I have some questions though re: this recipe.

    Can you give me another name for these things as I’ve never heard of them before:

    Urad dal – 1 tsp
    Chana dal – 1 tsp

    And: Asafoetida/hing ?

    Reply
  9. Nags

    October 29, 2008 at 6:13 am

    J – Absolutely! But I wouldn’t suggest storing for over a month cuz I feel the flavour will be lost. It won’t go bad though. I would store it in the freezer, just to be on the safer side 🙂

    Reply
  10. A

    October 29, 2008 at 5:14 am

    Hi Nags,

    Tomato rice ( similar to the quick version you posted) is a quick fix dish on weekdays.. Thank you for this authentic recipe..

    Can we prepare the masala powder and store it in the fridge for later use?

    Thanks!
    J

    Reply
  11. RAKS KITCHEN

    October 27, 2008 at 3:57 am

    Happy Diwali!

    Reply
  12. Mallika

    October 26, 2008 at 7:06 pm

    The paste looks good enough to eat just on its own! And it’s not that complicated at all!

    Reply
  13. Bob LaGatta

    October 26, 2008 at 9:50 am

    I don’t know on how I stumbled upon this cooking blog., All I know is that I’d better check out the archives for a good read. Ha-ha! Just droppin’ to say hi!
    Oh. You might want to check this out: https://www.technocooks.com for uhm…a different “menu.”

    Reply
  14. DEESHA

    October 25, 2008 at 6:54 pm

    yummm .. i love tomato rice .. this version is new to me .. looks fab .. shall give it a try

    Reply
  15. Lissie

    October 25, 2008 at 6:48 pm

    Tomato rice sounds interesting! I tried twice to see the pictures but the space seems to be empty.
    nice to hear from you after a long time :))

    Reply
  16. Fearless Kitchen

    October 25, 2008 at 4:05 pm

    This looks really tasty. Greeks have a tomato rice too, and it is spiced, but not quite as much as this.

    Reply
  17. Sig

    October 25, 2008 at 12:54 am

    Those pics are gorgeous!Love your black bowl.

    Reply
  18. TBC

    October 25, 2008 at 12:39 am

    Hey Nags,
    Isn’t this one of your pics?

    Reply
  19. Ramya's Mane Adige

    October 24, 2008 at 10:26 pm

    looks yummm!!!! I loved the 2nd pic

    Reply
  20. Mandira

    October 24, 2008 at 8:04 pm

    wow, this looks gorgeous!

    Reply
  21. Vanamala

    October 24, 2008 at 5:42 pm

    hey nice dish..will try this method

    Reply
  22. Nags

    October 25, 2008 at 1:01 am

    TBC – Thanks a ton for bringing it to my attention. They credited me now 🙂 Thanks again!

    Reply
  23. Shreya

    October 24, 2008 at 3:15 pm

    hi Naga, love this recipe, have to try it. I always make the other recipe, but this one definitely sounds worth the effort!

    Reply
  24. Srivalli

    October 24, 2008 at 1:19 pm

    Now what a surprise!..I came to check out your version and you are sending this to me…thank you..thank you!

    Reply
  25. Divya Vikram

    October 24, 2008 at 5:48 pm

    Sure looks authentic and nice pictures..

    Reply
  26. RAKS KITCHEN

    October 24, 2008 at 10:30 am

    Sounds interesting,next time I shall give this a try!

    Reply

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