Tomato Sevai
- 50 min
- medium
- Serves 4
Tomato sevai made with rice sevai, tomato, onion and urad dal in a spiced masala. Medium-spicy, vegetarian, serves 4, ready in about 50 minutes.
Good for: Lunchbox
Ingredients
Water, For Cooking2100 ml
Rice Sevai300 grams
Oil1½ tbsp
Mustard Seeds1 tsp
Urad Dal (split)1 tsp
Curry leaves2 grams
Green Chilli, Slit10 grams
Onion, Finely Chopped1
Ginger, Finely Chopped6 grams
Turmeric Powder1 grams
Red Chilli Powder3 grams
Tomato, Finely Chopped4
Salt1¼ tsp
Coriander Leaves, Chopped9 grams
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 4 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 372kcal | 1488kcal |
| Protein | 6.4g | 26g |
| Carbohydrate | 69g | 275g |
| Fat | 7g | 28g |
| Fibre | 3.6g | 14g |
| Sugar | 4g | 16g |
Cookd masalas for rice sevai
Method
Get ready by washing the tomatoes, green chillies, curry leaves and coriander leaves. Peel the onion and ginger. Finely chop the onion, ginger, tomatoes and coriander leaves, then slit the green chillies. Pat the curry leaves dry so they do not splutter in hot oil.
Bring 2 litres of water to a boil on high flame for 8 to 10 minutes until it bubbles well. Add the rice sevai and cook on medium flame for 4 to 5 minutes until soft but not mushy. Drain it fully and spread it on a plate so the strands do not stick.
Heat oil in a kadai on medium flame for 1 minute until hot. Add mustard seeds and fry for 1/2 minute until they crackle. Add urad dal, curry leaves and green chillies, and fry for 1 minute until the dal turns light golden.
Add onion and ginger. Fry on medium flame for 4 to 5 minutes until the onion turns soft and light golden.
Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, tomatoes, salt and water. Mix and cook on medium flame for 8 to 10 minutes until the tomatoes become soft and the oil shows at the sides.
Add the cooked rice sevai and mix gently so it does not become a paste. Cook on low flame for 2 minutes until the sevai is coated with the tomato masala and heated through.
Add coriander leaves and mix once. Switch off the flame and serve hot.
Before you start
- How long does Tomato Sevai take?
- 50 minutes from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 35 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Tomato Sevai serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Tomato Sevai vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Tomato Sevai spicy?
- It is medium: 2 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Tomato Sevai?
- 300 grams Rice Sevai, 4 Tomato, 1 tsp Urad Dal (split), 2 grams Curry leaves, 10 grams Green Chilli, 6 grams Ginger, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Tomato Sevai?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Tomato Sevai?
- About 372 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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