Carrot Tomato Rice

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Details: Written by Archana Doshi; Hits: 16181

Rice flavored with sauteed and spiced up tomatoes and nutritioned with grated carrots called as Thakkali Sadam in the south, when accompanied with tomato onion raita and papad makes a great one dish meal. The flavor of mint combined with the spices like sambar powder and garam masala, a combination which is very unique to my family, is sure to awaken your senses and widen your palate.

This dish makes a great luch box for school or work. Its simple and non messy and tasty to eat as well. Send it along with a cup of yogurt and a bottle of butter milk, it has tease your senses for that afternoon.

Carrot Tomato Rice

Makes: 4 servings
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup basmati rice
1 cup of chopped tomatoes
1/2 cup of grated carrots
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
¼ cup finely chopped onions
1 clove of finely chopped garlic
1 teaspoon homemade sambar powder or store bought
1 teaspoon cardamom powder
2 tablespoon chopped mint
1 tablespoon of sunflower oil/vegetable oil
1 tablespoon ghee (optional)
Salt to taste

Method

Cook the rice with about 2.5 cups of water until it is soft and grainy. Add the salt to the rice while cooking. Keep aside.

Heat oil in medium heat in a pan; add cumin seeds and mustard seeds; allow it to crackle. Then add onions and garlic and sauté until the onions are tender and golden.

Add chopped tomatoes and grated carrots; sauté until the tomatoes and carrots are tender and water has evaporated and has formed a semi thick paste.

Add sambar powder, garam masala powder, cardamom powder, salt and mix well. Add mint and sauté for a few more minutes.

Stir in the tomato mixture to the cooked rice. Add the ghee to the rice and stir gently.

Serve warm with raita or yogurt.

Note

White serving a child, the rice has to been cooked a little softer based on the chewing ability of the child. Can be giving to children over 12 months of age.

Comments

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0 #28 annae 2012-10-14 07:52

its awsome all loved it when i prepared it even i loved it make more dishes like this and teach us

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0 #27 Guest 2012-06-08 11:19

Thanks for the lovely website. I get a lot of help to try new dishes and it tastes superb whn prepared according to your instructions. Thank you :-)

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+1 #26 Archanas Kitchen 2012-02-25 10:11

Quoting Leeba:

Hey..this is really nice..I made it just now and thought would post comment now itself.I am new to cooking and it came out really well.Simple and nice.I used normal Rice(not Basmati)still it is awsum!!

Hey Leeba thank you for coming in to write your comments. Feedback of any kind is valued a lot. And I am happy it tasted awesome :)

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0 #25 Leeba 2012-02-25 07:59

Hey..this is really nice..I made it just now and thought would post comment now itself.I am new to cooking and it came out really well.Simple and nice.I used normal Rice(not Basmati)still it is awsum!! :-)

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0 #24 veena 2012-01-27 06:46

hi Achu,

Very nice dish..

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0 #23 Archanas Kitchen 2012-01-27 06:38

Quoting Josephine:

Archana,
I tried the carrot-tomato rice (sent it packed for my husband's and son's lunch). Husband loved it. Raved about it. Thanks a ton.

Thanks Josephine I am happy to hear they loved it

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0 #22 Archanas Kitchen 2012-01-27 06:37

Quoting Sridevi:

excellent ! i tried and it tastes yummy.Thank you so much Archana.
Not only this recipe but i have been trying out your other recipes too !.Finally i have found my cooking bible !. earlier whenever i used to refer to the net or some books,the final output would never be good.But i am damn sure now,all of us can blindly follow ur cooking steps and be sure nothing can go wrong.its ought to be right.thank you so much for giving us all the lovely recipes.Everyone in my family is loving the variety now.At the end of the day i open up ur site and decide on the menu.Its really an inspiration to all the people like me who want to learn varieties. thanking you again."THE ARCHANA COOKING BIBLE"
:)

Sridevi- awww I am so touched with your kind words and I will strive to live u to your expectations! Thank you so much!

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0 #21 Sridevi 2012-01-27 06:33

excellent ! i tried and it tastes yummy.Thank you so much Archana.
Not only this recipe but i have been trying out your other recipes too !.Finally i have found my cooking bible !. earlier whenever i used to refer to the net or some books,the final output would never be good.But i am damn sure now,all of us can blindly follow ur cooking steps and be sure nothing can go wrong.its ought to be right.thank you so much for giving us all the lovely recipes.Everyon e in my family is loving the variety now.At the end of the day i open up ur site and decide on the menu.Its really an inspiration to all the people like me who want to learn varieties. thanking you again."THE ARCHANA COOKING BIBLE"
:)

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