Tomato Rice

Ingredients to grind:-Tomatoes : 2

Tomato paste : 1 tbspn

Chilly powder : 1/2 tspn

Ingredients to cook rice:-

Basmati rice : 3 rice cooker cups

Oil : 1 tbspn

Whole garam masalas : Cloves -2, Cardamoms-2, Cinnamon- 1 inch , Bay

leaves-2

Ginger garlic paste : 1/4 tspn

Water : 5 rice cooker cups

Salt : 2 tspns

Mint leaves : 10

Lemon juice : 1 tspn

Ingredients to make tomato rice:-

Oil + Ghee : 2 tbspn

Whole garam masalas : Cloves -2, Cardamoms-2, Cinnamon- 1 inch , Bay leaves-2

Onion : 1

Green chillies : 8

Curry leaves : 1 sprig

Ginger garlic paste : 1/4 tspn

Green peas : 1/2 cup

Grinded tomato puree

Salt : 2 tspn

Cooked rice

Coriander powder : 1 tspn

Garam masala powder : 1/2 tspn

Coriander leaves : 5 sprigs

Preparation :-

• Chop tomatoes and grind them with tomato paste and chilly powder. Put this aside.
• Wash basmati rice and soak for 15 mins. Heat a pan add oil , add whole garam masalas , curry leaves , ginger garlic paste and add water. Add salt and mint leaves and let this boil.
• Add lemon juice and strained rice and cook till done and switch off stove. Do not remove lid for 5 mins and later cool the cooked rice.
• Heat a pan add oil , ghee , whole garam masalas , green chillies and curry leaves and fry till done.
• Add sliced onions and fry till they turn lite brown and then add ginger garlic paste.
• Add green peas and fry for 5 minutes.
• Add grinded tomato puree , 2 tspns salt , garam masala powder , coriander powder and mix nicely and fry till tomatoes mixture oozes oil.Add 1 tspn lemon juice and coriander leaves .
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• Add cooked rice and mix gently. Fry till done.
• Serve hot with spicy baby potato curry , onions and lemon wedges.