Tomato Soup Indian Style

Soup is usually served as a starter or entree before main course meal. Tomato Soup is my favourite soup. This is a quick and easy Indian version of soup. It can be prepared with easily available ingredients in home. Serve this soup with bread croutons.  Corn flour is added as a thickening agent. This is the only soup loved by my kid. So I prepare it frequently for him. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing Indian Style Thick Tomato Soup.

Tomato Chutney | No Grind Chutney

Tomato are rich in vitamins. It reduces the risk of lung and stomach cancer, prevents DNA damage, reduces the risk of heart disease, protects against blood clots and controls blood pressure. Always buy fresh, firm, bright red colour tomatoes. Avoid tomatoes with wrinkled surface and discolored spots.  This recipe is quite easy and can be served as a side dish to Idly and Dosa. It can be prepared within 15 mins. No need to grind.  Chilli powder or green chillies, both goes well with this chutney.  Please check below for step by step instructions for preparing easy South Indian tomato chutney - thakkali chutney.

Thakkali Sadam | Tomato Rice

Tomato Rice is one of a famous South Indian variety rice recipe. Thakkali biryani can be prepared either by using fresh tomato, ginger and garlic or using tomato paste, ginger garlic paste. Bachelors can skip grinding tomatoes and  replace it with store bought thick tomato paste. Similarily chopped ginger and garlic can be replaced with store bought ginger garlic paste. It makes a good lunch box recipe.Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing easy and quick South Indian Tomato Rice - Thakkali sadam.

Tomato Biryani - Thakkali Biryani

Thakkali biryani can be prepared either by using fresh tomato, ginger, garlic and garam masala items or using tomato paste, ginger garlic paste. Bachelors can skip grinding tomatoes and  replace it with store bought thick tomato paste. It makes a good lunch box recipe. An quick biryani, when no vegetables are available in home. Please check below for easy and quick South Indian Tomato Biryani

Mixed Vegetable Uttapam Recipe

Uthappam | Uttapam is a south Indian Breakfast prepared from Dosa batter. It is a thick pancake, where the toppings are cooked along with Uthappam. We can compare this to pizza . The base is prepared from Rice and Urad dal. The toppings is your choice. This post explains the various toppings and their combinations that can be considered while making  Uthappam.

Kathirikkai Thakkali Chutney

Tomato Egg plant Dip is a south Indian side dish prepared mainly for Idli and Dosa. Tomato and Egg plant blend together and gives a unique taste to the recipe.Check below for the detailed step-wise instructions  and pictures for preparing South Indian Egg plant Tomato Chutney -  Kathirikkai Thakkali chutney. 

Tomato Dosa - Thakkali Dosa

Do you want to take a break from eating Regular Dosa. Why not try this Tomato Dosa ? My Father Loves Tomato Dosa. So My mom prepares this dosa frequently in home. The best thing about this dosa is no need to wait for fermentation. We can cook dosa immediately after grinding batter. My Kid always remembers the food by its colour.  He calls it as Orange Dosa. Check below for detailed steps for making Tomato Dosa.

Mexican Mild Tomato Salsa

Salsa can be compared to our chutneys. I love to eat tortilla with salsa. I have explained mild version, for more spicy version increase the amount of Jalapeno or add Mexican chili.My hubby is a big fan of Mexican Food. I am planning to try some Mexican recipes in up coming weeks. Below is a basic Mexican Tomato Salsa recipe. Prepared this recipe as a part of Mexican Burrito Bowl. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing Mild Tomato Salsa.

Tomato Sevai | Thakkali Sevai

String hoppers or Idiyappam is a south Indian Breakfast recipe. It is prepared using rice. My mom usually makes the Idiyappam from scratch in home. As I don't have the Idiyappam vessel in US, I get the instant Idiyappam from Indian grocery. There are many versions of this sevai / Idiyappam / Indian Noodles. Please check below detailed steps for making Tomato sevai - Thakkali Sevai.

Thakkali Thokku | Tomato Thokku

Whenever my family plans for a trip, my first job is to prepare this tomato pickle. This tomato thokku / tomato pickle can be used for 15 days if properly sealed. It can be taken as a side dish to dosa, chappathi. Instant Tomato Rice can be prepared by just mixing this thokku with rice.

Thakkali Kuzhambu | Tomato Kuzhambu

Tomato are rich in vitamins. It reduces the risk of lung and stomach cancer, prevents DNA damage, reduces the risk of heart disease, protects against blood clots and controls blood pressure. Always buy fresh, firm, bright red colour tomatoes. Avoid tomatoes with wrinkled surface and discoloured spots. Select ripe tomatoes for this gravy. Thakkali Kuzhambu is a south indian gravy prepared by grinding fresh ginger, garlic, onions, tomatoes and other masala items. The main ingredient is Tomato. It is a saviour when we run out of vegetables in fridge. It can be served with rice, idly, dosa and chappathi. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Tomato Kuzhambu - Thakkali Kuzhambu.

Tomato Chutney

Tomato are rich in vitamins. It reduces the risk of lung and stomach cancer, prevents DNA damage, reduces the risk of heart disease, protects against blood clots and controls blood pressure. This very spicy hot tomato chutney can be refrigerated and used for a week.  Side dish for idly, dosa and chappathi. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing spicy Andhra tomato pachadi - thakkali chutney.