Thakkali Sadam
Tamil style thakkali sadam is a simple rice dish made with tomatoes, precooked rice, spices and curry leaves. It is flavorsome, delicious and easy to make.
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Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )
- 1 cup uncooked rice (or 2½ to 3 cups cooked rice)
- 1¼ cup (2 medium) tomatoes deseeded & chopped or pureed
- ½ cup (1 small) onion thinly sliced
- 1 green chili slit or as needed
To Temper
- 2 tablespoons oil or ghee
- 1 to 2 sprigs curry leaves
- ½ to ¾ teaspoon cumin
- ⅓ teaspoon mustard
- ¾ tablespoon chana dal (bengal gram)
- ½ tablespoon urad dal (skinned black gram)
- 2 cloves garlic chopped or 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- 10 cashewnuts (split, optional)
- ⅛ teaspoon asafoetida or hing
- ¼ cup coriander leaves chopped to garnish
Ground Spices
- ½ to ¾ teaspoon red chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric
- ¾ to 1 teaspoon garam masala (refer notes)
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder (refer notes)
- ½ teaspoon saunf powder (fennel seeds powder, optional)
How to make the recipe
- Wash rice thrice and drain completely. Pour water and cook in a pot or pressure cooker until fully cooked. It should be grainy and not mushy. Cool the rice and prep up the veggies.
- Heat oil or ghee in a pan. Add mustard, cumin, chana dal, urad dal and cashews.
- Fry until the dal turns golden. Add the curry leaves, green chilies and hing.
- Stir in the onions and saute until slightly golden or transparent. Add garlic/ginger and saute until aromatic for a minute.
- Transfer the tomatoes and sprinkle salt. Saute for 3 to 4 mins. Cover and cook until they turn soft and mushy.
- Stir in the turmeric, red chili powder, garam masala, coriander powder and saunf powder.
- Saute until the mixture losses all the moisture and begins to ooze out oil. Taste test and adjust salt and spices to your taste. Optionally reserve 2 tbsps. of this aside and add the rice. Turn off the stove.
- Mix well until the rice blends with the tomato masala to mix. If required use up the reserved masala. Garnish with coriander leaves.
- Serve thakkali sadam with curd, papad or thayir pachadi (raita).
NUTRITION (estimation only)
Calories: 511kcal | Carbohydrates: 87g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 94mg | Potassium: 355mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 460IU | Vitamin C: 46.5mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 3.4mg
