Today .... its Tomato Rice
TOMATO RICE
(Serves : 3 People)
Ingredients
1.Rice - One and a half cup (250 grams)
2.Water - approximately 4 cups
3.Tomatoes - 4 numbers .. Fully rippen
4.Red Chilly powder - 1/2 teaspoon
5.Turmeric powder - 2 pinches
6.Finely chopped Garlic -1 teaspoon
Seasoning Ingredients
1. Cinnamon - 1/2 inch size
2.Cardamom - 1 no
3. Clove - 4 no.s
4. Bay leaf - Small size 1 no
5. Star-Aniseed 1 no Small size
6. Nutmeg powder - 1 pinch
7. Mint leaf - Chopped 1 teaspoon
8. Onion chopped - 1 tablespoon
9. Cooking Oil or ghee - 2 tablespoons
10. Salt to taste
METHOD
1. Cut tomatoes into 2 inch size pieces
2. Soak rice for 10 minutes before cooking
3.Keep aside all seasoning ingredients
4. Heat the 2 tablespoon of Oil in a deep pan with slow flame
5. Add cinnamon , clove , aniseed , cardamom , bay leaf , nutmeg powder ..
6. Let it fry in oil for quite a few minutes until swollen
7.Add chopped onions and saute for 30 seconds.
8.Add garlic finely chopped and saute for 30 seconds
9.Add chopped mint leaves
10.Add chilly powder 1/2 teaspoon
11.Add slitted Green chillies 2 Nos
12.Add chopped tomatoes
13.Add salt 3/4 teaspoon
14.Then add the soaked rice and water
Finally transfer the above in to a pressure cooker and cook until 3 whistles or electric rice cooker with default pre-set time...
TIpS
Before serving add a teaspoon of ghee over the cooked rice stir it gently
YOUR TOMATO RICE IS NOW READY TO EAT.
Side Dish Options : Onion raita , or potato fry....
How to prepare onion raita
- Plain Curd- 1 cup
- Finely chopped onion- 2 tablespoons
- Finely chopped tomatoes- 3 tablespoons
- Green chilies- 1 (finely chopped)
- Chopped coriander- 1 tsp
- Cumin powder- 1/8 tsp
- Salt
Whisk the curd with little water. Add onion, tomato & green chili. Season with salt and cumin powder. Garnish with chopped coriander.
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This is another method for preparing Tomato Rice ....
Procedure 2
(for small children and aged people)
Ingredients
Rice - One and a half cup(250 gms)
Tomato - 4 no.s (medium size)
Cooking Oil - 2 tablespoon
Onion chopped - 1 tablespoon
Garlic chopped - 1 teaspoon
Red chilli long - 6 no.s
Chilly powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Mustard seed - 2 pinches (1/4 teaspoon)
Lantil (Urad dhal) - 2 pinch(1/4 teaspoon)
Salt appropriate to taste
Fennel seeds - 2 piches(1/4 teaspoon)
Curry leaf - 1 fistful
Ghee - 1/2 teaspoon
Method
1. Soak rice in water 10 minutes before cooking.
2. Keep all ingredients aside.
3. Take a deep pan medium size
4. Now pour in cooking oil (2 tablespoon) and heat in slow flame
5. Add mustard seeds let it splutter.
6. Add lentils then onion , garlic , chilly powder , turmeric powder , curry leaf
7. Now saute for 30 seconds
8. Add tomatoes saute for 1 minute
9. Cover the pan with a lid for 2 minutes let the ingredients blend well
10. Add rice with water , add salt
Finally transfer the contents in to a pressure cooker (medium size cooker) and leave it until 3 whistles (5 minutes)
Electric cooker : Leave it for 10 minutes
NOTE : If you like to cook in Electric rice cooker you have to season all ingredients in fry pan then transfer it in electric rice cooker
TIPS.
Before serving add 1/2 teaspoon ghee over the cooked rice and stir gently..
SiDE Dishes
Plain Curd
Potato Fry
