Tomato bath is a flavorful version of tomato rice prepared in Karnataka that involves rice and tomato masala with special spice blend. Let's see how to make it at home easily with step by step photos.
Variety rice recipes comes handy all the times, be it for one pot meals or for lunch box.
If you love Karnataka bath recipes, you must check out my khara bath recipe and bisibelebath recipe
I am trying this for the first time from a cookbook I am having. Was searching for some quick and simple rice variety today late morning for my kid and this recipe sounded good for me.
So I decided to make this and I made it in my way to suit our taste buds. Simply love these variety rice😍.
About
Karnataka is known for the popular bath recipes, which you can find abundantly in all the restaurants. In spite of the fact we south Indians regularly take rice for lunch, some people also love it for breakfast.
Tomato bath is one of the easiest rice-based delicacy. I have already posted another version which does not involve any grinding part.
This is also versatile and can be altered to suit your taste buds, availability of ingredients.
Since we are grinding some whole spices along, the flavor is really good and different from usual ones. It blends well with tomato.
Ingredients
Rice - I used Basmati rice in this recipe. But you can use any of your regular rice you cook for lunch. Just cook the rice right, so that the grains are separate.
I have tried with sona masuri, par boiled ponni and even jeeraga samba rice.
Tomato - Choose red ripe tomatoes for best taste, flavor and color as well.
Ginger garlic paste - For flavor we are adding ginger garlic paste. You can also add chopped ginger and garlic.
I at times add whole garlic and grind ginger along coconut.
Onion - A little extra sliced onion in this recipe. It adds nice sweetness and crunch when you eat.
If you want to make it no onion no garlic version, you can skip these both.
Whole masalas - Cinnamon, clove and cardamom are used while grinding. So you wont even end up biting whole spice while eating.
Green chilli - Only spice source in this recipe, this is also ground along and makes it kid friendly.
Coconut - Balances the taste as well as adds extra flavor.
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Tomato bath recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rice cook & cool down
- 4 Tomato
- 2 Onion
- 1 teaspoon Ginger garlic paste
- 2 sprig Curry leaves
- 1.5 tablespoon Coriander leaves chopped
- Salt
- 2 tablespoon Ghee or sesame oil
To grind to smooth paste
- ¼ cup Coconut grated
- 8 Small onion
- 1 Cinnamon ½ inch, small piece
- 1 Cardamom
- 1 Cloves
- 5 Green chillies
To temper
- 1 tablespoon Oil1 tbsp
- ½ teaspoon Mustard
- ½ teaspoon Urad dal Ulutham paruppu
- 1 teaspoon Chana dal Kadala paruppu
Instructions
- Pressure cook rice and cool down to make sure that the rice grains are separate. I cooked rice in 1: 1 & ¼ ratio with water, up to 3 whistles.
- Chop tomato finely and slice onions length wise.
- Heat a heavy bottomed pan with oil and add the tempering items given in order.
- Then add the onions and fry till transparent and add the ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes off.
- Add the chopped tomatoes and add enough salt that is required for the rice and cook in slow flame, till it becomes mushy. (6-8 min)
- Grind the ingredients under the To Grind table with little water and add it to the cooking tomatoes and mix well.¼ cup Coconut, 8 Small onion, 1 Cinnamon, 1 Cardamom, 5 Green chillies, 1 Cloves
- Add some oil or ghee to make it cook easy.
- Cook in low flame till you get a nice aroma.
- Mix this to the cooked cooled rice carefully and add the chopped coriander leaves if desired.
Notes
- Give at least 5 minutes standing time after you mix the gravy with rice .
Step by step
1. Pressure cook rice and cool down to make sure that the rice grains are separate. I cooked rice in 1: 1 & ¼ ratio with water, up to 3 whistles.
2. Chop tomato into finely and cut onions length wise.
3. Heat a heavy bottomed pan with oil and add the tempering items given in order.
Then add the onions and fry till transparent and add the ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes off.
4. Add the chopped tomatoes and add enough salt that is required for the rice and cook in slow flame, till it becomes mushy. (6-8 min)
5. Grind the ingredients under the To Grind table with little water.
Add it to the cooking tomatoes and mix well (add oil or ghee now). Cook in low flame till you get a nice aroma.
6. Mix this to the cooked cooled rice carefully and add the chopped coriander leaves and serve with raita or salad of your choice or any vegetable accompaniment.
Give at least 5 minutes standing time after you mix the gravy with rice.
Kanchan
This does look lovely ! Even I prepare Tomato Rice but never added grind of coconut masala .
Sushma Mallya
This looks delicious raks..simple & yummy
Aruna Manikandan
Yummy tomato Bath...
Look very tempting dear 🙂
Preeti Kashyap
I make this too..lovely isn't it? Nice pics!
janu
Lovely Tomato bath Raji...Adding coconut & spices gives an added flavour!! As usual nice clicks!!
Geetha Achal
ஆஹா..எனக்கு மிகவும் பிடித்த தக்காளி சாதம்...சூப்பர்ப்...அப்படியே சாப்பிட்டுவிடுவேன்..அருமை...
Prathibha
Hi.....I m back....
I even add fennel seeds while grinding,it adds nice flavor..lovely granuled rice...
jeyashrisuresh
This sounds new and intersting. nice variation to the usual one i make.nice clicks too
Lavi
Tomato Bhath looks absolutely delicious Raks! Pics are so brilliant!!
Happy Cook
I hav eneve rhad rice like this, looks so so yummy. I would love to give this a try.
Sailaja Damodaran
Love the ground masala......tasty
Sharmilee! :)
Not a big fan of variety rice but tomato n coconut rice are a xception...Perfectly cooked rice, adding coconut paste is new to me...parthale sapidanum pola iruke
DEESHA
there are so many versions of tomato rice & I just love each one of it .. looks great
Pavithra
OOOOOOOooooh that is my very very fav one raji... the tomato rice which i posted already is one type. The next version which i wanted to post is this kind. But the difference is for making the paste, I just use the garlic, saunf, redchilli and coconut. Others are same. I love this ..becos grinding little coconut gives different flavor to the tomato rice. Seeing ur display plate its making me drool..hopefully I'll make tomato rice today. And asusual ur pictures are damn good dear.
Nithya
Fantastic version.. Absolutely vibrant. 🙂 I love the pics and its so tempting.
Cilantro
I cook the masala and the rice together. This looks different. I have the book too and would try this soon.
Priya
Love tomato rice with papads, this version looks very inviting and interesting..will try soon..
indhu
I have never tried adding coconut to tomato rice... but I love the idea 🙂
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Cham
I ve her book! Some of her recipes are awesome! Simply superb ur rice!
Deepa G Joshi
wow, this looks so tasty..very very delicious and very flavorful.
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Srimathi
Raji, your rice looks yummy. I always feel mallika badhrinath's recipes are very complicated. But looking at what you have posted it looks simple.My friends mom who is from Pune used to make a tomato rice, I loved it. I am looking for that kind of rice, let me see if your recipe hits the spot. thank you for sharing.
Swathi
Raji,
This tomato bath look really yummy and simple
Madhurya
Looks mouthwatering.....
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Ruchika
Tomato bhath looks delicious Raks! Will try it for sure, all your recipes are top class!
Shabitha Karthikeyan
Tomato bath looks perfect. You are stepwise pictures rock!!!!
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal
I love your step by step pic and lovely click. I love tomato bhath and it is my staple when there is leftover rice 🙂
simply.food
Tomato Rice lloks lovely and colourful.Nice clicks too.Do drop by simply.food.
shaliniv
Simple tomato rice.. an actual quick fix solutions for mornings... ground paste seems yummy....
PranisKitchen
looks so tempting ..perfectly cooked one.delicious tomato bath..nicely presented.
nice pic too.tomato rice is a common in our menu but bath is not yet tried..thanks for sharing.
Gita Jaishankar
Rice looks so delicious and colorful...the grains are perfect and fluffy too..lovely tempting clicks 🙂
Sush
my mom makes the tomato bhath this way (except the ginger garlic paste). Pictures are great.
I wonder where you get such cute spoons & bowls. If possible, can you share the information?
Ms.Chitchat
Perfect tomato bath recipe. Appreciate the illustrative clicks which makes the recipe look very easy :):)Thanks for sharing.
RAKS KITCHEN
Sure Sush I bought that set in metro,3 years back 🙂 But I have seen this same in Mustafa too,but not the spoons and the bowl only the plate!
lissie
tomato bath sounds so delicious! nice clicks!
Uma
wow, looks super yummy 🙂
notyet100
i want this plate now,..
sowmya's creative saga
delicious recipe..will try this sometime..
Meena
good one!!! i make this n love your version.
Ann
Awesome recipe.. love the pictures too.
Padma
Tomato bath looks really flavorful and loved the color.
Home Cooked Oriya Food
lovely colorful rice...
Priti
Love the rice it's diff recipe for me..bookmarked it..
Valarmathi
Tomato rice looks super delicious. Nice pics.
Nags
i have that book too! should try something soon 🙂
Bharathy
I am a fan of Mallika B..:)..all her recipes are Great!..
I love Tomato Bath..but since V doesn't, I seldom make..:(
Looks Lovely, Raks 🙂
Suhaina
uuh. love it. super demonstrations. love each and every picture.
Chitra
Nice bhath.never tried this from tat book..will try sometime..
rekhas kitchen
Superb recipe Raks I too make tomato rice but never add that ground masala will sure try next time sounds great yummm
Laavanya
So many varieties of tomato rice... This sounds good and yummy
RV
I love the variation of adding coconut paste. The color of the rice is intriguing...
Soma Pradhan
The tomato bhat looks very very yummy..my hubbys likes to eat it very much
shahana
So tempting tomato rice!
தக்குடுபாண்டி
// i am trying this first time// appudiyaa kadhai, ithai saaptathukku apparam unga vittukararukku yenna aachchunu oru thani post podavum...:) (jst kdg)
nice post.
Jagruti
I thought your name is Rakhi..today I saw it's Rajeshwari..lovely name!! rice looks too tempting and droolworthy..I'll make tomorrow for lunch...
Malar Gandhi
Wonderful presentation, looks like feast to me:)
Rach
Looks delicious. I have a tomato bath(or tomato rice) recipe in my blog. I guess you may like it as well. Tomato bath is one of my all time favourites.
Aps
I love it...:) nd nice click
Sayali
Simply awesome...those table formats and all..its very user friendly
himani
I made this last week when we had some friends over. It was the best tomato-rice I 've ever had. I have to say all of the recipes and pics on your blog are really wonderful.
RAKS KITCHEN
Thank you so much Himanifor taking time to give such a wonderful feedback! This motivates me a lot!
Supriya
Tomato rice looks delicious Raks. I'm gonna try this tomorrow with leftover white rice.
Smitha
This is the first time I posting a comment on ur kitchen . Today I prepared tomato bath, I have no words to say. its tooooo good. Thank u very much for sharing.
Jeba Jenifer
I prepared this and it was really good.. yummy.. thanks for this recipe...
VAMSHI MUTHYAPU
Well, the only comment I received after I prepared this recipe was, "this one is to die for." Thanks for the recipe.
VAMSHI MUTHYAPU
Well, the only comment i received after I prepared this was "This is to die for." Thanks for the recipe.
vishwaja t
Today i tried tomato bath its really very good,But i felt i would have been more tastier if i added fresh coconut,rather i added dry coconut powder