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TOMOTA RICE/THAKKALI SADHAM

Bhuvana Devi
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • Normal Rice-1 ½ cup Water ratio 1:2
  • Garlic -Garlic Paste -1 tbsp
  • Coriander & mint leaves- 1 full hand
  • Cinnamon- 2 2 inch
  • Cloves-5
  • Cardamom-5
  • Cumin seeds- 1tsp
  • Fennel seeds-1/2tsp
  • Oil-2 tbsp
  • Ghee- 2 tbsp
  • Onion-1 chopped
  • Green Chilly -5
  • Tomato -7
  • Corriander powder-1tsp
  • Cumin powder- 1tsp
  • Chili powder- 1tsp
  • Bay leaf -2
  • Curry leaves- few
  • Salt- req

Instructions
 

  • Take the blender, Add Tomatoes blends well into a paste. Set aside.
  • Soak the rice for 20 min.
  • Heat a pressure cooker pan with 2 tbsp of oil, 2 tbsp of ghee, 2 cinnamon, 3 cloves,2 cardamoms, 2 bay leaves Fennel seeds cumin seeds, sauté it.
  • Add chopped onion, 5 green chillies, and salt. cook well till onion turns glossy.
  • Then, Add ginger-garlic paste, coriander, mint leaves and sauté well until raw smell goes.
  • Then add the tomato paste, sautés well in low flame for a few mins.
  • Add chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, salt, mix well.
  • Now, Add 3 cups of water, mix well.
  • Once forth comes, Add the soaked rice and mix well. Check for salt
  • Close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook for 5 whistles.
  • Gently fluff the tomato rice and mix it. (do not over fluff, the rice may be broken).
  • Turn on the flame, Once the pressure released. open the pressure cooker, garnish it with coriander and mint leaves.

Notes

If you are using the basmati rice, wash clean, a soak it for 30 min, for cooking the water ratio is 1:1 and cook for 1 whistle in pressure cookware.