Easy Thakkali Sadam | Tomato Rice ~ Navratri Special Dishes – Day 5

Easy Thakkali Sadam is the neivedyam for Navratri Day 5. I opted to make this spicy using masala powder and also used cooked rice, which makes this really very fast. This is yet another no onion, no garlic rice, very apt for Navratri Season. I have already shared couple of other Thakkali sadam one in 2013 and few other versions as well.

With Kids school closing for pooja holidays, they are at home, feeling bored already on the day 1 itself. They have a weeks off and I am not sure what they will want to. The climate has been very chill since morning, with drizzle happening occasionally. I am missing my regular Madras rains this year!

Thakkali Rice | Tomato Mixed Rice

Ingredients Needed

For the Rice

1 cup Cooking Rice
1/2 cup Tomato Puree
1/2 tsp Red Chilli powder
A Pinch Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Cooking Oil
1 tsp Ghee
1 tsp Chana Dal
1 tsp Urad Dal
1 tsp Mustard Seeds
4 to 5 Cashew nuts
Few Curry Leaves
Salt to Taste

For the Spice Powder

3 tbsp Coconut grated
1 tsp Chana Dal
1 tsp Urad Dal
3 Dry Red Chillies

For the Spice Powder

Dry roast all the ingredients listed under spice powder. Allow to cool and grind to a smooth powder. Keep it aside.

For the Mixed Rice

Make a puree of the tomato, keep it aside.
Heat a nonstick pan with oil, temper with curry leaves, chana dal, mustard, urad dal, cashews and saute well.
Now add the tomato puree, salt, turmeric powder and simmer till the tomato puree gets cooked. This takes about 5 to 6 mins on high. If you want you can cook this in low flame.
Then add the spice powder and combine.
Add ghee and mix in cooked rice.
Combine everything well and offer as prasadam before partaking.

Thakkali Rice | Tomato Mixed Rice

Thakkali Rice is an easy mixed rice variety that you can make during Navratri season as neivedyam. This uses a ground spice powder that adds taste.

• CourseMain Dish - Rice
• CuisineSouth Indian
• By Cook MethodStovetop
• OccasionNavaratri

Servings1 person

Prep Time5 minutes

Cook Time10 minutes

Ingredients

For the Rice

• 1cup Cooking Rice
• 1/2cup Tomato puree
• 1/2tsp Red Chilli powder
• A Pinch Turmeric powder
• 1tsp Cooking Oil
• 1tsp Ghee
• 1tsp Chana Dal
• 1tsp Urad dal
• 1tsp Mustard Seeds
• 4 to 5 Cashew Nuts
• Few Curry Leaves
• Salt to taste

For the Spice Powder

• 3tbsp Coconut grated
• 1tsp Chana Dal
• 1tsp Urad dal
• 3 Dry Red Chillies

Instructions

For the Spice Powder

1. Dry roast all the ingredients listed under spice powder. Allow to cool and grind to a smooth powder. Keep it aside.

For the Mixed Rice

1. Make a puree of the tomato, keep it aside.
2. Heat a nonstick pan with oil, temper with curry leaves, chana dal, mustard, urad dal, cashews and saute well.
3. Now add the tomato puree, salt, turmeric powder and simmer till the tomato puree gets cooked. This takes about 5 to 6 mins on high. If you want you can cook this in low flame.
4. Then add the spice powder and combine.
5. Add ghee and mix in cooked rice.
6. Combine everything well and offer as prasadam before partaking.

Recipe Notes

This rice is very easy to make as you can just cooked rice.

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