Tomato Rice's Origin, Recipe & Health Benefits

 Origin:

Tomato rice, that is made by cooking rice with some spices, herbs and fresh tomatoes, is an primitivist South Indian dish, especially Tamil Nadu. This dish is called "Thakkali Sadam" in Tamil and also present in Sephardi Jewish tradition in the Ottoman Empire.

Elaborating the Origins and variations:

South Indian Origins:

A simple-mouth watering dish, tomato rice is often cooked with tomatoes, spices, and herbs.  In Tamil Nadu, "Thakkali" refers to tomatoes and "Sadam" refers to rice, which explains the dish's main ingredients.

Sephardi Jewish Tradition:

Tomato rice, or "Arroz con Tomato," is also a staple in the Sephardi Jewish community, especially among Turkish and Rhodes Jews, with differences in ingredients used and how it is prepared.

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🌿 Tomato Rice Recipe : ❤

🍁☘ Ingredients:

• 250 grams rice

• 3 large tomatoes

• 2 medium sized onions, chopped

• 3 tablespoons Kashmiri chili powder

• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

• 2 tablespoons white oil

• 2 tablespoons ghee

• 1 teaspoon coriander powder

• 1 inch grated ginger

• 3 teaspoons chopped coriander leaves

• Salt to taste

• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder

• 3-4 cardamoms

• 3 cloves

• 1 inch cinnamon

• 3 garlic cloves, chopped

• Water as needed

• 1/2 teaspoon whole cumin

🍁☘ Method:

🌿 1. Take the required amount of water and let the rice boil, add some salt and lemon juice to it. When it is done, spread it on a plate and let it cool.

🌿 2. Now I steamed the tomatoes a little and made a paste in a mixer jar. Now I poured it into a bowl and mixed it with Kashmiri chili powder. I added cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and cumin seeds to the pan with oil and ghee.  Now I added chopped onion and fried it a little.

                                                                                         

                mixing tomato paste with red chilli powder

      cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and cumin seeds to the pan with oil and ghee.

🌿 3. Now I fried the chopped ginger and garlic a little and added turmeric powder, coriander powder, salt and tomato paste and mixed it with the rice. Mix it well and spread coriander leaves and garam masala.

🌿 4. At the end, garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

NUTRITIONAL VALUE :

                       Total Calories: 245 kcal. 

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