Tomato Rice

Tomato Pulihora is one easiest choice for a lunch box recipe .Tomato is one of my favorite vegetable as we can make lot many recipes out of it. Here, we get into cooking of Tomato rice.

Ingredients

Cooked Rice or Left over rice

Tomatoes 4 Big Juicy Ones

Tamarind Half small lemon size

Peanuts 1 tbsp

Chenna dal 1tsp

Mustardseeds 1tsp

Jeera 1tsp

Hing a pinch

Red chilli 2 no

Salt to taste

chilli powder to taste

Turmeric 1 tsp

Oil 2 tbsp

Method

Heat oil in a wide pan add tomatoes and tamarind together .

Cook until it becomes a thick paste and transfer to plate .

Take another pan and heat oil, add Peanuts,chenna dal,Mustard seeds,Jeera,Hing, Redchillies and fry them until they crackle.

Now add the tomato mixture to the above tempering and fry for a 1 min.

Now add the cooked rice, salt , turmeric ,chilli powder and mix it evenly.

Tomato rice ready serve with appadams or any vadiyams.

Tomato Perugu Pachadi

Tomato Perugu pachadi is one dish which loved by every one in the family and very easy to be prepared when you run out of choices...when ever I serve this on the table ,it gets runs out fast as its favorite and perfect substitute of curd ,,if u are tired or bored of eating the regular plain curd. So, lets get in to cooking here goes the recipe

Ingredients

Tomatoes 4-5

Plain Curd one and half cup

coriander/kothimeer for garnish

Turmeric 1/2 tsp

Chilli powder to taste

Salt to taste

Oil 2 tbsp

Tadka/Tempering/Popu

Channa Dal/Senaga Pappu 1tsp

Mustard Seed/Avalu 1tsp

Jeera 1tsp

Hing Pinch

Dry Red chilli 1

Method

• Heat oil and add Chenna dal ,Mustard seeds,jeera ,redchilli and hing.
• Wash the tomatoes and cut them in to cubes.
• Heat oil in a wide pan add the cubed tomatoes and let them cook until it leaves water and becomes a paste.Keep it aside
• Beat curd until smooth.Add the tomato mixture to curd and add the turmeric ,salt and chilli powder mix it uniformly .
• Now,add the tempering to the curd. Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Yummy and tasty tomato perugu pachadi is ready to serve