Ingredients

• Main:
• 1 cup - Rice ( cooked - matured boiled rice ) Tomato- 2-3 (red & ripe)
• Tempering: 50 ml - oil
• 1 tsp - mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp - urad dal
• 1/4 tsp - fenugreek seeds 6-7 leaves - curry leaves
• 3-4 cloves - garlic (finely chopped)
• 1/2 tsp - asafoetida
• 4-5 shallots (or red onions finely chopped or sliced)
• 2-3 dry red chillies
• Seasoning: 1 tsp - salt (according to taste)
• 1 tbsp - chilly powder
• 1/2 tbsp - turmeric powder
• For garnish: Coriander, a handful
• 1 tbsp - groundnut/ cashews (sauteed) optional
• Ghee, optional

How to Make Tomato Rice Recipe

• Pre-preparation:
• This dish calls for rice cooked separately and then added to the thokku or tomato masala.
• Ensure the rice is fluffy and not soggy else the final result might vary in terms of taste.
• Preparation:
• In a heavy bottom wok, add oil and let it heat.
• To the heated oil, add the ingredients for tempering, ensuring the oil is not too hot and smokey, but just hot enough to extract the aroma from all the ingredients mentioned.
• Add the seasoning. Once you get the spicy aroma of all the tempered ingredients, immediately add the chopped tomatoes.
• Once the tomato is cooked and leaves oil in the sides of the pan add the rice and mix well till the rice is coated well with the tomato masala.
• Garnish it with coriander and dry fruits or ghee.
• Serve hot, as it is.