Tomato bath - South-Indian tomato pulao recipe - EverythingTraditional

Tomato bath - Learn to make Tomato rice pulao recipe -EverythingTraditional

Tomato bath or pulao - here is a staple South Indian rice item, rice is cooked in tomatoes and flavored spices in which rice absorbs all the flavor  to render a soft, spicy and flavorful rice called also as tomato biriyani or thakali sadam in tamil.

Tomato bath can be a one-pot-dish, cooked in a pressure cooker, normal or jeera samba rice is cooked in all the flavorful spices that is added to that - to give a biryani taste and this can be a meal on any day or can even be made on a special occation as its simple and scrumptous one.  Tomato bath is usually savored with onion raitha. 

To keep tomato flavour in the centre stage, I have made this recipe as simple a the ingredients that go in this, not adding any extra veggies. But if you prefer you can add green peas, potatoes or carrots or all of them , but when you are adding veggies do not add in large quantity lest  then this will not differentiate between veg biryani or pulao. 

I have few more flavored rice recipes in this blog - menthya bath and ghee rice. do try them and explore new tastes. do not shy away from experimenting and bringing in your own twist to these delightful 'rice baths'  When you try them this way do not forget to comment or add queries, because each one can easily bring in different taste even when given same ingredients. 

Comment's talks about my recipe and your experiments, I would like to hear your experimental results. 

Tomato Bath | Tomato Pulao Recipe Cuisine: Indian / South Indian Cook time: 30 minutes

Ingredients for Tomato Bath recipe  Rice - about 1 Cup ( 250 gms) Tomatoes - 6 small to medium  Onions - 2 big  Chilli powder - 2 teaspoons Turmeric - 1/4 teaspoon Coriander powder - 1 teaspoon Salt - to taste  Oil - 2 tablespoons Ghee - 2 tablespoons Bay leaf - 1 Cardamom / elaichi - 2 Sompu/ fennel seeds - 1/4 teaspoon For Grinding Ginger - about 1 inch Garlic - 12 pods  Cinnamon - 2 inches Cloves - 8 pods

Instructions   Pre-preparation First soak rice in required amount of water for about 20 minutes - 1 measure rice : 2 measure water add ginger, garlic, cinnamon and cloves into a mixer jar and grind to coarse paste   Finely slice onions and tomatoes heat a cooker pan and add in 2 tablespoons oil and 2 tablespoons ghee, once heated add pulao leaf, elaichi / cardamom, Sunf / fennel seeds / sompu and saute for 2 minutes Add finely sliced onions and coarsely ground ginger - garlic with cinnamon and cloves,saute until onions change color Add turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder Add in finely chopped tomatoes and salt, saute until tomatoes become soft Add rice and soaked water mix thoroughly and check for the spice and salt - adjust if needed  Cover the cooker and cook for 1 or 2 whistles - allow to cool, then open and mix gently , serve with curd and onions

Note:

Pudina and coriander finely chopped can be added while sauteing to enhance the flavor  

Reduce the oil and ghee to one's preference 

Green peas or cashews can also be added 

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How to make Tomato Bath | Tomato Pulao Recipe with Step-by-step pictures

Pre-preparation

1. First soak rice in required amount of water for about 20 minutes -  1 measure rice : 2 measure water

2. add ginger, garlic, cinnamon and cloves into a mixer jar and grind to coarse paste 

3. Finely slice onions and tomatoes

Cooking tomato bath

4. heat a cooker pan and add in 2 tablespoons oil and 2 tablespoons ghee, once heated add pulao leaf, elaichi / cardamom, Sunf / fennel seeds / sompu and saute for 2 minutes 

5. Add finely sliced onions and coarsely ground ginger - garlic with cinnamon and cloves,saute until onions change color

6. Add turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder

 

7. Add in finely chopped tomatoes and salt, saute until tomatoes become soft 

8. Add rice and soaked water mix thoroughly and check for the spice and salt - adjust if needed 

9. Cover the cooker and cook for 1 or 2 whistles - allow to cool, then open and mix gently, serve with curd and onions