Great Food in 30 Minutes!!!
Note: I did touch up on most photos as the kitchen stove looks like a storm has hit it when I cook. 😛
My dear bloggers, suppose you guys are lazy to cook, or just have half an hour to whip something up, or if you guys do not have vegetables in the house, then the perfect thing to cook would be tomato rice with raita!!!! This would be the perfect dish for bachelors like me.
All you need for this cooking extravaganza are:
- Onions
- Tomatoes
- Green Chillies
- All the usual masalas.
- Rice, curd
It is really very easy to prepare and it tastes great and it takes approximately 30 mins to prepare this dish!!!
In the first 5 minutes; cut up the (3) onions, (6) tomatoes and (7) green chilies as shown in the below picture.
Heat the pan up, throw in the oil and the mustard seeds and wait for it to splutter and then throw in the onions saving some for the raita.
At the same time, also cook about 3 tumblers of rice for about 5 average capacity folks. If all 5 are good eaters like me, then you would need about 5-6 tumblers of rice. 
For the next 10 minutes, let the onions fry in the pan. Once they start blushing and turn brown, throw in a bit of yellow powder and the tomatoes as shown below.
Please note, you will not need the ginger/garlic paste to make this stuff.
Increase the heat, and cover the pan. Now let this mixture cook for another 12 minutes. After 12 minutes, it should look something like this:
Now throw in every imaginable powder you have. I generally throw in generous amounts of red powder; garam masala powder, daniya powder and salt till my hands start hurting!!! Yes, that is my indicator!
Let this cook for another 4 minutes and by this time, the rice would also be ready!! The trick here (as per my mom) is that we should first let the rice cool down by transferring it to another vessel, and after that, mix it directly into the paste that has been cooked.
Your tomato rice with raita is ready!!!!!!!!!
What I had cooked, really tasted good!!! I am proud of myself.
PS: Watch this song for superstar’s unparalleled style!!!!!
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Me the first… yay 😀
OG: YAY!!!!!!!!!!
Machi you are rocking… 😀 It will surely help me… if at all I am forced to cook 😆
OG: hehehehehe 😛 hopefully that day will never come
LOL @ the throwing powder till the arm pains… excellent indicator… 😛 😛
what we have to do when using a spoon… 😉 the arm will never pain then 😛 😀
OG: good idea, now why did i not think of that 😉
Oh..look eatable again! Boy!!
OG: hehehehe
Aliya, why dont you consider a career change instead of running around like a nomad all over the hot California drylands? I’d say you must try a hand as a chef…how about a thattu kada on Beverly Hills for a start? 🙂
OG: thattu kada in beverly hills????? classic!!!! that would be a sight!!!!!!1
wow!! wot an idea sirjee… really!!!
Onions blushing?? LOL!! 😀 And I guess tomato should bleed 😉 The dish looks amazing fella! If you post pictures, you should courier the dish (with the food in it!) too!!
OG: thanku thanku!!!! 😛 yeah, the tomatoes does bleed 😛 good one 😛
courier the dish???? I am sure that you would cook 100 times better than this 😛
Ms Z is one lucky girl – a hubby who keeps his house clean, cooks and what not? Cool!!
OG: hahahahahahahahaha 😛 no comments
hmmm…..dude rice always makes you fatter(ya if you reduce your intake of rice , it will help you lose weight 😛 ) …hmm….what else .. oh ya guess I kinda made this when I was 5th standard or something 😛
OG: you made this in 5th std???? 😛 😛 😛 😛 hmmmm 😛 but yes, I am cutting down on rice 😛
btw try making pasta it is damn easy to make…
OG: will try 😛
talk about destroying his enthusiasm!!! konnu kuzhichu moodi!!! LOL 😀
OG: 😛 😛 😛 😛 our enthu never dies
Rice rocks! Excercise till ur legs give away but eat rice OG……how can we south indians not eat rice man?
Yum…drool. OG, you are killing it! 😀
OG: thanku Thanku!
5-6 tumblers of rice? how big is the tumbler? 😆
OG: 😛 😛 😛 pretty big 😛
Onions blushing? Ha..ha..ha.. Why? did she see Tomato winking at her?
OG: 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 hahahahahahaha
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Sol!! that was so corny!! LOL
But, still makes anyone laugh!! LOL 😛 😛
LOL!!! 😀 enikku vaiyya!! ini solilolilo-yude oru karyam!! 😛
Corny na Pixer. 😆
I am sure Auntie is proud of her son’s cooking skills. High time you start a food blog. 🙂
OG: mom is very happy 😛 that I am going thru what she has been for many years 😛 ROFL 😛
no food blog…… cannot manage both 😛
Lage raho bandhu . You are turning out to be quite the cook . Add a link of this post to your matrimonial thingy . 🙂 Will impress the ladies for sure . 😀
OG: 😛 😛 Thanks dude 😛 ladies impressed??? I am not sure 🙂
hehehe…. see OG? one way or the other, anything related to ur house keeping always ends up connected to ur matrimony!!! LOL 😀
OG: I know………. people take pleasure in reminding me this every time 😛
OG, you are posting about your cooking skills here! Miss.Z would have been impressed reading this 🙂
OG: yeah yeah 😛
This time I cant really make fun coz everything looks delicious 🙂
The rice looks yummy and colourful:)
great going OG!
OG: thanku Thanku!!!!!!! 😛 colourful….. 😛 ROFL!!!!!! btw, do you cook indyeah?????
Now you are one step closer to being a house trained potential Husband 😆
Ms Z is standing in some corner of the world probably giving an evil grin 😀
OG: 😈 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
house trained potential husband!! LOL!!
Brilliant words Indy!!
OG: make fun of me…………. shesh!!!!!!!!!!!
see? first Kislay, now Indy… 😀
LOL @ indy… Ms Z with an evil grin??? hahahah
OG: 😦 😦 😦 😦
hai na Ashwathy? 😀 all of us are going to get OG married off 😀 if only so we can feel satisfied 😆
OG: has my mom paid you guys or what???????????
OG dont try the bholu act wth the sad smileys here 😛 wont work 😀
OG: hehehehehehehehe 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛
Well said Indy.. Housetraining is even better when it happens before marriage. Once you are married, housetraining takes double effort and time to be effective!
Sure I can cook! I mean what kind of a question is that? 🙄
an Insult to Indyeahcian is what it is! 😛
OG: ROFL!!!!!!!!!! 😛 poor bros 😛 I must say 😛 maybe I could give you a tip or two 😛
*Indy frantically tring to make her bros shut up*
someday I will tell you about the dhamkis I used to give my bros anytime they demanded another chapati from me when mom was not in the city 😆
OG: heheheheheheheeheheh 😛 as I said, poor bros……
the poor things almost forgot what chapatis tasted like 😀
OG: ROFL 😛 and that is why, I buy ready made chappatis…….. easier and cleaner and tastier 😛
also err OG?
I am the one who is giving tips to all the Ms Z’s of this world!!! 😆
I am their guru
OG: I pity the poor guy who is going to be your husband some day 😛
get guys to do the cooking AND cleaning and the rest will be fine is what my mantra is 😀
bas!! perfect recipe for a hunky dory life 😀
incidentally thats the only ‘recipe’ I know 😛 😛
OG: heheheheheheehehhe 😛 your plans for world domination will never work !!! buhahahahahahahaha 😛 our association will fight for your hubby when he comes running to us for help!!!!!! 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛
Wwow!!!! This looks yummy! Today, all of you are in the food mood! Sols first and then you! Just when I just don’t feel like entering the kitchen.. Now, I’m thinking I’ll try it out now 🙂 Will come back to read and comment in detail. I am not supposed to be blogging now :(Sunday rule and my two hitlers are standing above me with dirty looks 😦
OG: hahahahahahah 😛 you have blog timings as well???? 2 hitlers…… ROFL!!!!!! 😛 so I take it that they dont like you blogging?????? 😛 😛 😛
Like me blogging? You must be kidding 🙂 I have strict timings – no blogging over the weekends – so weekends – I blog only in the mornings – before Hubby dear decides to wake up 🙂
You know – I first had tomato rice at my college hostel and it used to be yum! They used to serve it with potato chips 🙂 I used to wait for it 🙂 Never had it again – will surely give it a try again 🙂
This happens to be my fav food! I have another twist to this.
OG: this is your fav as well!!!!!!!1 wah wah 😛
Soak rice in water for 10 min ( by the time you have cut the veg and have come to the step at pic no. 2 of urs. Then add the rice to the mixture with the water and pressure cook for 10 min. And once the rice is sufficiently cooled dig in 😛
OG: okay 😛 will try it out soon……. many thanks!!!!!
Btw it looks awesome! Kudos!
OG: thanks!
P.S: You can add as many veggies as you like and then call it pulav 😛 😛
The pics look drool worthy.
OG: thanku thanku!
My husband says tomato rice is the easiet thing a bachelor can make for himself!! 😀 😀
OG: hehehehehehe 😛 yes, so true……………
But, you seem to be enjoying the cooking!! 😀 😀
OG: I think that I have found a new passion 😉
Good for you! You will be a good helpful husband and all this training for the future is good fore thought!!!! 😉 😉
OG: stop teasing me guys!!!!!!!!!! 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛
LOL@ onions blushing… what did u do to them??? or rather, do BEFORE them?? hehehe 😛 😛
OG: ROFL!!!!!!!!!!! 😛 no, I dont cook in my bd suit 😛 😛 😛
you know what? you were beginning to sound toooo organised… like u were participating in a cookery show or writing out the draft for a real cook book 😛
OG: yeah, I get that feeling as well 😛 😛 😛 that I am becoming an expert cook 😉
Well… until i reached this sentence, that is…
Now throw in every imaginable powder you have. I generally throw in generous amounts of red powder; garam masala powder, daniya powder and salt till my hands start hurting!!
that’s more like the OG, no EOG, we know 😀 😀
OG: hehehehehehehehehehhehe 😛 thanks!!!
anyway congrats on it turning out well!
OG: yo!!!!!!
do u have so much free time on ur hands now or what? experimenting with so many dishes! maybe u shud open a food blog… i’ll contribute from my end too. (remember the discussions on thattu kadas, porottas, biriyanis, chicken….. oops there i go again! 😛 😛 )
OG: it is not about having free time……. it is a duty…… 😛 we take turns to cook….. so have to cook at regular intervals 😛 yes yes, I remember that conversation about starting a thattu kada 😛
Are you the male equivalent to kitchen queen Mallika Badrinath>?(Heard of her?:P) And I saw your previous entry on Sambhar..he he he….Hope only you had your sambhar and this nameless rice:P
OG: hahahahahaha 😛 not heard of her…….. well, everyone had the sambar and they liked it 😛
Loved the trip pics. Looks like i ve missed out some fun here. Will be regular henceforth:) And the song was good. The protagonist of the song is cute, in a way compared to your other mallu heroes:P
OG: yo…………. 😛 hello….. mallu heroes are good….. better than the simb-anzees in tamil
kitchen stove looks like a storm has hit it when I cook
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I know…..my mom says she’ll enter the kitchen only after I am done cooking AND cleaning, or else she will faint at the mess…it looks like tornado city! 😛
OG: hehehehehehehehe 😛 so you are also like that….. so you cook as well???? great!!!!! I could give you a few tips…….. 😛 😛 😛
Cooking Extravaganza!!!!!!
ROFL ROFL ROFL !!!!!!!!! that was cute!
OG: hehehehehehehehe
Me Loved the simplicity of fourth ingredient….Usual Masalas….sounds like “round up the usual suspects” 😛 😛
OG: ROFL!!!!!!!!
Wah!!!! That pic with chopped ingredients! U chopped on ur own? I salute u.. it’s really neat EOG! 😀
OG: I am improving as a veg cutter 😛
Throw oil…. throw onions…throw masala….. there’s a lot of throwing happening here! Whatever happened to the “Cook with love” days???!! 🙄 😆
OG: the best way to cook is to throw in everything….. time is saved 😛
5-6 tumblers?????? What is this EOG? House of kumbakarans?????? When u visit EOG, u lemme know in advance….looks like I’ll have to help out mom to make that mallu sadya I promised u!!! 😛
OG: yes yes, I will wait to have that sadya!!!!!!!!!!!! 😛 drooling already 😛
Sigh….blushing onions…..only u cod have come up with this EOG!!!! Only you!!!!!
ROFL!!!!
Now throw in every imaginable powder you have. I generally throw in generous amounts of red powder; garam masala powder, daniya powder and salt till my hands start hurting
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OG: hehehehehehehehehhehehe 😛
Me is proud of u EOG!!! Wah wah!!!! It really does look very nice! If u keep this up……
*marriage tune shehnaiyee plays in background*
Tell us the truth EOG……have u found Ms Z?? she blogs na? and u are just trying to impress na??? if u tell me truth, I will instead of cracking jokes, will praise ur skills….maybe even put up a comment with pie chart on ur “eligible bachelor up for grabs” characterstics!!! 😆
OG: LOL……………… nope ms Z has not been found tilll now and i am haapy 😛 😛 😛 you can anyways praise my skills 😛 I would not mind that 😛 😛 😛
So, if I visit ever, u will cook this? Skip sambhar ….but this looks yummy…..
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OG: I will make sambar wonly 😆
“if you guys do not have vegetables in the house”—then what are onions, tomatoes, green chillies, etc.? Fruits?? 😉
OG: dai dai….. these veg are always there at home……… most common ones 😉
You cut 7 green chillies and thats all you got??? Aliyaa, what happened to the rest of the pieces???
OG: ROFL!!!! they were 7 smalls ones 😛
and you didnt explain how you made that raitha??? 😀 😀 😀
OG: 😛 😛 😛 hehehehehehehehe well, it is curd + salt + onions 😛
Aliyaa, all this is too much of work according to me. I will show you how to get tomato rice and raitha in
1. Go out and get on your bike.
2. Start the vehicle and go.
3. Stop at the nearest restaurant and get down from the bike.
4. Get into the restuarant and order for tomato rice and raitha.
5. Get the parcel and please follow step 1 and 2, but this time back home.
6. Get a plate, switch on the tv and start gobbling.
Ahhhh, nothing like it !!!! Now, thats what I would do when I am lazy and have just half an hr 😀 😀 😀
OG: another great idea 😛 😛 😛 ROFL!!!!!! classic!!!!!!!!
ok, thats I will show you how to get tomato rice and raitha in 6 steps 😀 😀
Btw, Im actually happy that you made a tasty meal. Heyy, when you are in chennai, you could make something for me and I promise I would eat 😀 😀 😀
OG: ask your fiance to cook for you now aliyaaa 😛 😛 😛 nyannum vaaram
vims, i can tell u another 6 steps to get tomato rice n raita…. (to be implemented in maybe an year’s time)…
1. Get home from work
2. Ask wife to cook it
3. Sit in front of tv for the most time without offering any help
4. Finally when it lands on ur table, pass comments on everything, including colour and texture of rice, that it has too much salt, pepper, masala… whatever
5. Wife starts fuming and u see it too late
6. raita and rice land is dumped on ur head by then 😛
hehehe 😀 😀
OG: heheheheheheh 😛 classic!!!! this is going to happen from feb right???????
BTW, hw do u hv so much idea abt it Ashwathy 😛
I think I love Ash’s version the best! 😉
OG: me tooooooooooooo 😛
@swaram
r u kidding me?! knowing vimmuuu, anybody can think of that version!! 😀 😀
@indy
dank yew my dear AP 😀
@ Ash : Read the post clearly. Its for bachelors !!! BACHELORS, I tell you and I still am a bachelor; though not the most eligible one anymore !
@ Swaram : Experience speaks and someone is too scared to reveal all that !!! 😀 😀 😀
@ Indyeah : I think so too 😀 😀 😀
Love it! Now if you excuse me I need to go and put this suggestion to work!
Classic Ash!!! This is what most men specialise in 🙂
OMG OMG OMG
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sooper sooper sooper!!!!!!!!!!! vimmuuu, this was killer!!!
hahahahahah!!!!!!
You cut 7 green chillies and thats all you got??? Aliyaa, what happened to the rest of the pieces???
EOG!!!!! where are remaining pieces????
rofl!
OG: ROFL 😛 no missing peices…… they were very small 😛
now vimmuu’s 6 steps is worth investing in!!! 😀
Ha..ha..ha.. Vimmu and Crafty. The missing case of Green chillies.
OG: It is elementary my dear Don sols 😛 😛 😛
ha ha ha too gud 😉
Am sure Vimmuuu has made up this process. The real one goes like this
1. Go out and get on your bike.
2. Start the vehicle and go.
3. Stop at the nearest turn as it starts raining.
4. Wait for the rain to stop & then start the vehicle and go.
5. Stop midway because you realize that like an idiot you have forgotten to fill the petrol tank.
6. Drag your vehicle to the nearest petrol pump.
7. Take your Fiance’s call!!! Get caught by the traffice policewallah!!!
8. Pay him the fine, start your vehicle and move.
9. Get into the restuarant and order for tomato rice and raitha.
10. Get the parcel and please follow step 1 and 2, but this time back home.
11. Get a plate, switch on the tv and before you can start gobbling think that the above can make a good post…
12. Keep the food aside, switch on the laptop
13. Start typing like mad as the neighborhood cat eats his lunch!!!!
14. End the post with a cry “I Had nothing for lunch”
15. Start with 1 again 😀
OG: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH:P good one smitha……………
omg!!! ROFLMAO!!!! 😀 😀
crafty, my apologies this time … but this one simply deserves the best comment award!!!
OG: I agree…….. too good………. 😛 this one
vims, this is sooooooooooooooooo YOU!!! 😀 😀 I didn’t know Smita knew u so well!! perfect!!! hehehe
vims, this is sooooooooooooooooo YOU!!! 😀 😀 I didn’t know Smita knew u so well!! perfect!!! heheh
LOL, The whole freakin world is against me !!!! 😀 😀 😀 😀
OG: aliya, I am with you in this fight 😛
ROFL!!
OMG!! Smita I agree with Ash! you DO know Vimmuuu really well! 😀 😀
SUPERB comment!!! 😆
I am still laughing ! 😆
The last lines cracked me up!
11. Get a plate, switch on the tv and before you can start gobbling think that the above can make a good post…
12. Keep the food aside, switch on the laptop
13. Start typing like mad as the neighborhood cat eats his lunch!!!!
14. End the post with a cry “I Had nothing for lunch”
15. Start with 1 again
ROFL!!!!
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Smita – That was great!!!!!
But where is EOG ? missing all the fun ?
OG: RIGHT here 😛 😛 😛 😛
OG, first of all, is this nw gonna b a recipe blog????
OG: nope, but since this blog is about my life, i write down almost everything 😛
OG, u shud go for a swayam vadhu after posting abt so many of ur skills here 😛
So many girls r gonna line up probably 😛
OG: what an idea madamji……………. 😛 yeah, good idea 😛 but there would probably be zero gals in line 😛
LOL @ blushing onions 😉 😉
ROFL!! Ajit ka swayamvar??!!!
OG: 😛 😛 😛 😛
Yes, yes Swaram, Ash – Perfect idea 🙂 How about we do it on blogs instead of TV 😉
Wow looks yummmmy indeed
OG: thanks macha!!!!
Looks awesome. Try adding some frozen spinach to the onion tomato mix and let it fry a little then follow ur usual process…u will get some vitamins too 😀
OG: wokay 😛 will do next time 😛
LOL @ ‘the usual masalas’ hehe….also…Red Powder???
OG: chilli pwder…………… 😛
Yellow powder? Red Powder?? lol 😀
Throw in everything???
Have some mercy on your tummy 😛
OG: my tummy can handle anything 😉
But the rice looks yummy!!!! You shud add the praise of your culinary skills in your matrimonial profile 😉
OG: hehehehehehehe 🙂 you too…………..
Wow! Looks YUMMY!!!!! I must try it too.
Gosh OG, U & I have a lot in common 😮 ……this sounds just like my tomato rice except that, in ur final picture ur tomato rice is not as red as mine is….ummm maybe u need to add atleast 3 tablespoons of chilli powder more.
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