Tomatoes are sweet, juicy and delicious. They are fat free, low in calories and and have Vitamin C. They protect the body from variety of cancers. Fresh tomatoes help to lower LDL cholesterol and triglycerides. Garlic has antiviral, anti-fungal, antioxidant and antibacterial properties.
Tomato rice or thakkali (tomato) sadam(rice in Tamil) is a easy recipe to make. If you have time constraint you can prepare this dish with left over rice and serve with raita,/pickle/pappad. This dish can be taken for lunch and makes great tiffin box.
INGREDIENTS
Tomato 3
Onion 1
Green gram sprouts 3/4 tea cup
Garlic 3-4
Ginger 1 inch piece
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida 1 tsp
Green chillies 2-3 OR
Chilli powder 1-2 tsp
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Cooked rice 2 tea cup
Refined oil/ olive oil 2 tsp
Salt to taste
METHOD
Heat oil in a large kadai/skillet add the onions and garlic – ginger paste. Saute till raw smell of garlic disappears.Add turmeric powder and asafoetida, saute for a second.
Blend the tomatoes in a blender and add it to the onions. Cook on medium flame till the tomatoes reduces to a thick consistency. Stir occasionally.
Add the cooked rice and the sprouts, nicely mix the rice with the tomatoes. Season with salt,cumin powder and chilli powder/green chilles.
Serve hot with any accompaniment of your choice.
