Tomato Rice using Thokku (Tomato Onion Masala), is another way of making Tomato Rice. Here, first we are going to make a thokku (thick gravy) with onion and tomato along with other Indian Masalas. There won’t be any chunks of tomato-onion as we are grinding it to a smooth paste. If we like only smooth version of tomato rice without any chunks, this version of tomato rice would be perfect. Also, nowadays many working women, makes food preparations for the next whole week during weekend itself. We can make this onion tomato thokku and refrigerate during weekends and during weekdays, we can mix the thokku with fresh cooked rice along with little sesame oil and our lunch will be ready in minutes.
Even many kids doesn’t like the slippery tomato chunks and this would a perfect lunch box food for them. They would love the masala flavoured smooth tomato rice. We can make some Stir-fry vegetables as an accompaniment. Potato fry, Tara Root fry, Ladysfinger fry would be some great accompaniments for this yummy rice variety. Also a simple onion raitha would be even more perfect for this yummy Tomato Rice using Thokku (Tomato Onion Masala)
Thokku can also be made using different method which you can refer by clicking on the link here. which is slightly more spicy than the version i mentioned in this recipe.
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Tomato Rice using Thokku (Tomato Onion Masala)
Equipments Needed
- Heavy Bottomed Pan
- Mixer Grinder
Ingredients
For Grinding
- 2 nos Onion roughly Chopped
- 2 nos Tomato roughly Chopped
- 1 inch Ginger
- 1 clove Garlic
- 1 nos Red Chili
For Tempering
- 2 tablespoon Sesame oil (or any cooking oil)
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- 1 nos Bay Leaf
- 2 inch Cinnamon (Pattai)
- 2 nos Cloves (Krambu / Lavang)
- 2 nos Cardamom
- 1 nos Green Chilli slit
- few Curry Leaves
Other Ingredients
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt asjust as per your taste
- few Spring Onion Leaves For Garnishing (optional)
Instructions
Grinding Process
- In a mixer jar, add chopped onion, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, red chilli and grind everything to a smooth paste and keep it aside
Tempering Step
- Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter, add cumin seeds. Then, add whole garam masalas (bayleaf, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom) and saute in oil. Then add green chili and curry leaves and saute for few seconds
Cooking Raw Onion-Tomato Mixture
- To the pan, now pour the smoothly ground Onion-Tomato-Chilli Paste. Add turmeric powder and salt and stir well. Cover the pan with lid and cook the onion-tomato masala in low flame till the oil oozes out and the mixture becomes thick in consistency. Stir in-between to avoid the masala getting burnt or sticking to the bottom of the pan.
Mixing Process
- Take 2 cups of cooked rice and spread it on a plate and let it cool down completely. If we use the hot rice directly, the rice will be mushy when we mix with thokku. So once the rice is cooled, add thokku. Add a teaspoon of sesame oil and mix everything gently. Finally garnish with coriander leaves or spring onion leaves.
Serving Time!
- Serve the delicious Tomato Rice using thokku with any Stir-fry veggies or plain raitha!
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Method to make Tomato Rice using Thokku (Tomato Onion Masala)
GRINDING PROCESS
In a mixer jar, add chopped onion, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, red chilli and grind everything to a smooth paste and keep it aside
TEMPERING STEP
Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter, add cumin seeds. Then, add whole garam masalas (bayleaf, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom) and saute in oil. Then add green chili and curry leaves and saute for few seconds
COOKING RAW ONION-TOMATO MIXTURE
To the pan, now pour the smoothly ground Onion-Tomato-Chilli Paste. Add turmeric powder and salt and stir well. Cover the pan with lid and cook the onion-tomato masala in low flame till the oil oozes out and the mixture becomes thick in consistency. Stir in-between to avoid the masala getting burnt or sticking to the bottom of the pan.
MIXING PROCESS
Take 2 cups of cooked rice and spread it on a plate and let it cool down completely. If we use the hot rice directly, the rice will be mushy when we mix with thokku. So once the rice is cooled, add thokku. Add a teaspoon of sesame oil and mix everything gently. Finally garnish with coriander leaves or spring onion leaves.
SERVING TIME!
Serve the delicious Tomato Rice using thokku with any Stir-fry veggies or plain raitha!
