Ingredients
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp urad dal
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- ¼ tsp asafoetida
- 2 dry red chillies
- 4 medium sized tomatoes – chopped
- 1 tbsp chilli powder
- 2 tbsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- salt to taste
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp rice flour
- water as needed
- 1 cup cooked rice sevai
You cannot find a more fun type of sevai than this tomato sevai dish. First and foremost, it looks wonderful; the tomatoes grant the sevai a fantastic red color that stands out against the white or yellow coloring of the rice. But it isn’t just good for making your sevai look good. The tomatoes also help it taste great. What dish can’t tomatoes make taste great, really? The only thing stopping you from tucking into this sevai is that you haven’t made it yet.
Health Benefits
One of the most prized health benefits of tomatoes is their ability to protect a person’s heart. This is due to the lycopene component contained in tomatoes. Lycopene prevents the development of serum lipid oxidation which protects the heart against cardiovascular diseases. Tomatoes also contain coumaric and chlorogenic acid, which fight against nitrosamines, the main carcinogens found in cigarettes, thus further protecting the heart. This effect is only amplified by the tomato’s vitamin A component which also reduces the effects of carcinogens.
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How to make Tomato Sevai
Trivia The La Tomatina festival in Spain sees around 100 metric tons of tomatoes being thrown around as part of the tomato fight! |
