Tomato Rice

Tomato Rice is an easy and yummy lunch box recipe.  This goes well with egg fry/ potato fry/chicken fry…

If you don’t have any other side dishes, just have with papad, chips or onion raita. Hope you will enjoy with this simple recipe…

Ingredients

Basmati Rice - 2 cups

Thinly Sliced Onions - 2

Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp

Chopped Tomatoes - 6 (big)

Sliced Green chillies - 3 

Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp

Chilli Powder -1 1/2 tsp

Garam masala -1 tsp

Chopped Mint leaves - few

Chopped Coriander leaves - few

Salt to taste

Oil – 2 tsp

Ghee -4 tsp

Bay Leaf – 2

Cloves – 4

Cardamom – 4

Cinnamon – 2 inch piece

Method

Heat oil and ghee in a pan; add bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon and cardamom. Fry for a few seconds and then add thinly sliced onions.

Saute till onions become slightly golden brown, add ginger garlic paste and saute for a few more minutes.

Then add chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, chilli powder, green chillies, mint leaves, half of coriander leaves, salt and garam masala powder. Cook till tomatoes become mushy.

Add the drained rice, 2 cups of hot water, and transfer it to a container and pressure cook for 3 whistles. Garnish with the chopped coriander leaves.