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Tomato Rice (No Onion - No Garlic)
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4.45 from 18 votes

Tomato Rice (No Onion and No Garlic) Recipe

Quick, Simple tomato rice without onion/garlic masala yet very flavorful rice. Perfect for kids schoo lunch box / potlucks. With seasame oil and fresh tempering this is very tasty rice.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Rice Varieties
Cuisine: Indian, Tamilnadu
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 141kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam

Equipment

  • Heavy Bottomed Pan

Ingredients

  • 2 Tomato
  • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Salt asjust to your taste
  • 2 tablespoon Sesame oil

For Grinding

  • 2 teaspoon Coriander Seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Whole Urad Dal
  • 1 teaspoon Split Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu)
  • 2 nos Red Chili

For Tempering

  • 1 teaspoon Sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon Split Urad Dal
  • 1 teaspoon Split Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu)
  • 1 slit Green Chilli
  • Few Curry Leaves
  • 1 tablespoon Cashew

Instructions

Frying Grinding Ingredients

  • Heat a pan. Add grinding ingredients and dry roast them till the dal turns golden brown.

Grinding Process

  • Grind the dry roasted ingredients to a smooth powder and set it aside

Sauteing Tomato

  • Heat sesame oil in a pan. Add the chopped tomato and saute the tomatoes in low flame till mushy. Add Turmeric powder and salt and mix well

Adding Spice Powder

  • When the tomato becomes nicely mushy, add the freshly ground spice powder and mix well. Keep in flame for couple of minutes and switch off the flame

Tempering Process

  • Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Then, add split urad dal, bengal gram dal, green chili and curry leaves and saute till the dal turns golden brown.

Mixing with Rice

  • Cool down 2 cups of cooked rice and add it to the tomato gravy. Also add tempering and mix everything gently without making the rice mushy.

Serving Time!

  • Serve the delicious No Onion No Tomato rice with toasted Papad and enjoy the rice!

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Nutrition

Serving: 1Cup | Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g