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Learn how to make Tomato Bhath/Thakkali Sadam within 30 minutes.

 

INGREDIENTS:
  • Rice – preferably long-grained – 1 cup
  • Cinnamon – 2 one inch pieces
  • Bay leaves – 2 pieces
  • Tomatoes – 4 big (chopped
  • Onions – 3 (chopped)
  • Ginger & garlic – 1 tablespoon (minced or paste)
  • Green chillies – 3 (slit)
  • Mint leaves – a handful (chopped)
  • Coriander leaves – – a handful (chopped)
  • Oil – 4 tablespoon
PREPARATION METHOD:
  1. Clean wash and soak rice for 15 minutes.Drain well.
  2. In a pressure cooker or pan, heat oil and temper in order ( adding one after the previous one is fried) – bay leaves, cinnamon, chopped onions, ginger garlic paste, chopped tomatoes, slit green chilies, chopped mint and coriander leaves and finally add rice.
  3. Fry well add 2 cups of water and salt.
  4. When water starts boiling well, close the cooker, keep the weight, lower the flame and switch off after 10 minutes.
  5. Once the pressure comes down, open the lid.It is optional to add 1 tsp sugar with salt.