Tomato rice

Type: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Serving: As desired

Preparation time:45 minutes

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice/ Jeera sambar rice/ Sona masuri rice – 2 cups

Tomato (apple tomato) – 4 medium size (finely chopped)

Onion – 2 medium size (finely chopped)

Green peas (optional) – 1 small cup

Green Chili (optional) – 2 to 3 slit

Chili powder (medium spiced) - 1 teaspoon

Coriander powder – 1 teaspoon

Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon

Ginger & Garlic paste – 1to 2 teaspoon

Oil – 2 tablespoon

Bay leaves – 1 to 2

Cloves – 2 to 3

Cinnamon – 1inch

Coriander leaves –4 to 5 sticks (chopped)

Mint leaves (optional) – A handful (chopped)

Preparation Method:

Wash the rice & soak it for atleast 30minutes. Turn on the stove & place a vessel (kadai) on it. Now put oil in it after it is hot add bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, fry it lightly, now put chopped onion, green chili fry it till light brown, put ginger & garlic paste fry it till the raw smell rids, put chopped tomato, green peas fry it till the oil is seen in sides of the dish, now add turmeric powder, chili powder, coriander powder, salt to taste, fry it for couple of seconds, now add rice fry with the masala for a minute & add water. Close the lid & cook it on medium flame. Stir it occasionally when the water is evaporated minimize the flame cook it for 5 minutes, lastly add chopped coriander leaves mix it. Now tomato rice is ready to serve.

You can prepare the tomato rice in pressure cooker also for about 2 whistles.

Best served with curd, onion & cucumber raita.