Tomato Rice | Thakali Sadam

Tomato Rice is a simple yet very delicious dish. This can be made in less than 20 minutes including chopping the vegetables. Simple to make on days when you want quick dish and wouldn't want to strain yourself.

Sweet Corn Rosemary Rice

Saw the recipe on a TV show.

The taste and aroma is heavenly. The original recipe used only rosemary herb. But I've also included basil and parsley. You can find these herbs in 'Nilgiris', 'Nuts n Spices' outlets in Chennai and Hyderabad. I bought these at the 'Spencers Hyper' in Hyderabad.

The Rosemary herb is native to Mediterranean region and is basically used for flavoring meat dishes. This perennial herb as evergreen needle-like leaves. The results of a study suggest that carnosic acid, found in rosemary, may shield the brain from free radicals, lowering the risk of strokes and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Lou Gehrig's.

Basil herb is nothing but Tulsi. But there are a variety of Basils available. The one used in Italian cooking is Sweet Basil. We get basil as dried herb in the stores. Basil is mostly added at the end of the cooking process so that the flavor of it is not destroyed.

Coconut Rice

The easiest of the variety rices I can think of is the Coconut Rice.

I used to prepare this when ever there wasn't enough time left before rushing to office.

This preparation would take considerably less time considering the fact that the rice has already been cooked and is steaming hot in the rice cooker :)

I'm using desiccated coconut powder here since only that is available here in Tokyo. :) If living in a place where you can grab fresh coconut, go ahead with it.