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Tomato Rice Recipe South Indian, Thakkali Sadam

PUBLISHED: Apr 23, 2018 · LAST UPDATED: Jun 21, 2021 By Asiya 12 Comments

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Tomato rice is a traditional south Indian rice recipe made using tomato flavours mixed up with cooked rice. It's a common breakfast as well as a lunch rice recipe quite popular all across south India. The colour of the rice is so appealing and attractive and the taste of the tomato rice is quite yum.

Other tomato related recipes on the blog are tomato chicken curry, tomato rasam, tomato biryani, tomato fry etc...

tomato bath or tomato rice recipe south indian style

Tomato rice is usually referred to as thakkali sadam down south or tomato bath.This is mainly served in many tiffin centres down south and it can be made in different ways with slight variations.

In the region of karnataka tomato bath or any bath recipe is very commonly made and it can also be packed as kids lunch box recipe.

I am sure tomato bath is loved by many kids and I love to make this dish as it is an instant and quickly made thakkali sadam.

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There are many many rice varieties that can be made and I shall be posting every variety with time and as I continue blogging recipes...

I have already shared many rice recipes which are instant and are good for breakfast and also for kids...

This recipe requires basic tempering and to it we add onions and tomatoes to get a perfect gravy that is quickly mixed with white rice...However slight variations can be made here and there...

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Below are the recipe details to make this lovely red color attractive rice recipe which can be eaten with any pickle or it can simply be finished by eating plain...

I have also shared a video version of the recipe for a better understanding...

Video procedure for tomato bath or thakkali sadam:

How to make tomato rice or thakkali sadam or tomato bath:

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Tomato Rice Recipe South Indian, Thakkali Sadam | Tomato Bath

Asiya
A south indian style tomato flavored rice where tomatoes are added in an aromatic tempering, cooked and mixed with cooked rice.
2.84 from 6 votes
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 35 mins
Course Breakfast/Rice
Cuisine South Indian
Servings 2
Calories 290 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds/jeera
  • ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
  • ½ teaspoon mix of chana dal and urad dal
  • 3 green chillies vertically slit
  • 3 dried red chillies
  • 7-8 fresh curry leaves
  • 1 medium size onion chopped
  • 3 medium size tomatoes chopped
  • salt - to taste
  • ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder

Other main ingredients:

  • 1 ½ cup rice 200 gms approx...
  • 2 tablespoon coriander leaves for garnishing

Instructions
 

Note:

  • Cook rice in 3 cups of water, a pinch of salt and rest the cooked rice aside for further use.

Tomato Bath Preparation:

  • Firstly, in a deep wok/kadai, add oil and heat it.
  • Into it, add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and allow it to pop up.
  • Add chana dal and urad dal, stir well.
  • Add vertically slit green chillies and dried red chillies into it.
  • Stir it up well.
  • Add curry leaves and let them crackle.
  • Add chopped onions, mix well.
  • Add chopped tomatoes and mix up well.
  • Add salt, red chilli powder and turmeric powder.
  • Cook the tomato gravy well until soft, mushy and till oil oozes out from the sides.
  • Add the cooked rice into the tomato gravy, mix everything well.
  • Cook the tomato rice for about 2-3 minutes on low flame.
  • Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
  • Serve hot.

Notes

1.Adding chana dal and urad dal is optional.
2.Here I have added many ingredients for tempering which can be skipped if one does not wish to include any of the ingredients and yet retain the perfect taste.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Tomato Rice Recipe South Indian, Thakkali Sadam | Tomato Bath
Amount Per Serving
Calories 290
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. Helene D'Souza

    November 28, 2016 at 10:42 pm

    I love tomato rice! This is a dish I got to know through a friend who hailed from Karnataka but settled in Goa many years now. Your recipe looks great, thanks for sharing 🙂

    Reply
  2. beena

    December 01, 2016 at 8:47 pm

    Really tempting tomato rice

    Reply
    • asiya

      December 01, 2016 at 9:19 pm

      Thank you so much beena...its indeed a tempting one...

      Reply
  3. Dorothy walker

    December 05, 2016 at 12:06 am

    Just made this as a light evening meal for 2 grown up sons. I doubled up the ingredients, so they had a good bowl full and both said it was delicious. I've made a lot of recipes from this site and haven't had a failure, yet. Good healthy food which is reducing our meat intake. Quick and cheap, too!

    Reply
    • asiya

      December 05, 2016 at 1:43 pm

      Ohh... thanks so much and it feels glad that your sons loved it...hope you keep trying our recipes...

      Reply
  4. Mary

    March 06, 2017 at 12:04 am

    Asiya, I would really love to try your recipes as they look fantastic, but I'm struggling to find most of the ingredients here in the UK and that really sucks. Suppose I could always look on Amazon for what I need, Thanks for this amazing blog site, have a good day.

    Reply
    • Asiya

      March 07, 2017 at 10:44 am

      Thanks Mary hope you find ingredients for every recipe without any pain and enjoy all the indian dishes you wish to make...

      Reply
  5. Simon H

    April 04, 2017 at 6:10 pm

    Looks a great recipe, but I'm a bit confused, Chana dal and urad dal are lentil dishes in themselves aren't they? So I'm wondering why you would only add half a teaspoon of them to the mix.

    Reply
    • Asiya

      April 05, 2017 at 11:25 am

      Its a tempering method here in south india and its totally optional to add or not to add. If you would like to skip adding you can as there is not a necessity to add the lentils into the dish...Its just a tempering procedure followed here in south india...

      Reply
  6. Maria.k

    July 02, 2020 at 8:24 pm

    Instead of adding cooked rice - can I add sufficient water to the tomato base and make it like pulao??
    It’s for Sunday lunch and I don’t want it South Indian style . Pl help - Thanku

    Reply
    • Asiya

      July 03, 2020 at 12:22 am

      yes absolutely..u can add water to the base, add washed rice and water accordingly and cook like a pulao...U can add some garam masala flavors too to make it like a pulao...

      Reply
  7. Maria. K

    July 04, 2020 at 11:08 am

    Thanku very much

    Reply

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