tomato rice

Tomato Rice

Ingredients:

Basmathi rice                  -11/2 cup
tomato                           - 3 cups finely chopped
onion                              -11/2 cup finely chopped
curry leaves                    -few
cilantro                           -few finely chopped
green chillies                   -2
kashmiri chili powder      -21/2 tsp
hing                                -pinch
turmeric                          -1/4 tsp
mustard seeds                 -1 tsp
peanuts                          - 3 tbsp
chana dhal/bengal gram    -1 tbsp
urad dhal/split black gram-1 tbsp
salt                                 - to taste
oil                                  - 2 tbsp

Method:

• In a pressure cooker cook rice with adequate salt and 3 cups of water for 1 whistle.
• In  a pan heat oil and allow mustard seeds to splutter.Temper with urad dhal,chana dal, peanuts,slited green chilies,hing,turmeric and curry leaves.

• Fry for 3 minutes  or until roasted and add the chopped onion.Fry until it turns transparent.

• Add the chopped tomatoes.

• After 2 minutes add adequate salt and chili powder.

• Mix well and cook until tomatoes lose its moisture .it will take approximately 10-12 minutes.

• Add the cooked rice to it and mix well.

• Garnish with cilantro.

• Tomato rice is ready to serve.

Serves   4