Tomato Rice

Easy and tasty variety rice that can be prepared quickly. The tangy tomatoes along with spices makes the dish drool worthy and also a perfect lunch box recipe. You can have it with vegetable fry, curd or pappads too.

Ingredients (Serves 3 to 4)

Preparation time – 5 mins Soaking time – 10 mins Cooking time – 20 mins

• Sona masoori / Basmati rice – 1 Cup
• Onion – 1, sliced thin
• Tomato – 3 medium, finely chopped
• Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
• Green chillies – 3, slit
• Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
• Sambar powder – 1.5 tbsp
• Salt – as needed
• Oil / butter – 1.5 tbsp
• Bay leaf – 1
• Cinnamon – 1 inch
• Cardamom – 2
• Cloves – 3
• Jeera – 1/2 tsp

Steps

• Wash and soak rice for atleast 10 mins.
• In a pan, add oil / ghee, bay leaf , cinnamon, cloves and cardamom. Add jeera and allow it to splutter.
• Add green chillies and fry.

• Add ginger garlic paste and fry for a min till the raw smell goes off.

• Add onion and fry till transparent.
• Add finely chopped tomatoes, salt and fry till they run mushy.

• Add turmeric powder, sambar powder and sauté well till the oil separates.

• Add 1.5 cups water if using basmati rice and allow it to boil. Check for salt.

• Drain water from the soaked rice and add the rice to the pan when the water boils.
• Simmer and cook closed for 12 – 15 mins.

• Switch off the flame and garnish with more coriander leaves.

We had it with sundal, puli Inji pickle and curd. Easy to make and tasty to have !!

• You can use coriander powder, chilli powder instead of sambar powder.