Tomato Rice

Rice prepared using whole spices and Tomato puree. Tastes good and lovely aromatic makes it dish for special occasions.

Preparation Time: 10-15 mins                      Cooking Time: 40-45 mins

Serve: 6-8



Ingredients:

• 2 cups rice


• 3/4 cup onion


• 2 cups tomato


• 1/4 cup potato


• 2 and 1/2 tea spn chopped ginger


• 2 tea spn chopped garlic


• 1 tea spn urad dal


• 1/2 tea spn channa dal


• 4-5 cloves


• 1″ cinnamon


• 1/2 tea spn sesame seeds


• 3/4 tea spn coriander seeds


• 1/2 tea spn cumin seeds


• 3 red chillies


• 1 tea spn mustard seeds


• 9-10 curry leaves


• 1/2 tea spn cumin seeds


• 1 tbl spn dried coconut


• Ghee/oil


• Salt

Method

1. Heat oil and add cloves, cinnamon, channa dal, urad dal, coriander seeds, 1/2 tea spn cumin seeds, red chillies, coconut, sesame seeds.


2. Fry for a min and grind to a powder.


3. Now heat some oil and add onion, 2 tea spn ginger, garlic till onions turn brownish.


4. Add 1 and 1/2 cup tomato, salt and cook for few minutes. Grind to a paste.


5. Heat oil and add 1/2 tea spn mustard, 1/4 tea spn cumin seeds , 4-5 curry leaves, remaining ginger.


6. Add rice and fry for few minutes.


7. Add the paste, powder and fry for few minutes.


8. Add water (about twice the amount of rice).


9. Now add potatoes and let it cook.


10. When the rice is half done, add remaining tomatoes.


11. Cook till rice is done.


12. Heat ghee and add remaining mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves.


13. Add the seasoning to the rice before serving


14. Serve hot with mixed vegetable raita.