Tomato Rice (Thakkali Sadam)

Directions

• Take spice powders red chilly, split bengal gram, urad dal and coriander seeds in a small pan . Turn the heat on low flame and saute. Dry roast till dal turns brown and till you get a nice aroma from coriander seeds. If the dal stays raw, it won't taste good at all.
• Let them cool completely. Grind them into a fine powder.
• Making tomato rice:
• Heat the pan with oil, add mustard seeds and let them pop.
• Then add chopped onions, green chilies and curry leaves, saute well.
• Add salt and let the onions turn light brown.
• Add pureed tomatoes , cook till all the moisture from tomatoes evaporates and oil starts to leaves from sides.
• Add spice powder, Mix well and cook for a minute.
• Add cooked rice , mix gently .
• flame off and add pinch of asafoetida.
• Add chopped coriander leaves over it. mix gently.
• Serve hot with rice flakes, dried curd chilly fry, raita(salad)/ pickle.