Recipe: Tomato Rice

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Ingredients:

  • 5 tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup ghee
  • 2 cups rice – picked, washed and soaked
  • 1/2 cup onions-grated
  • 2 tsp salt or to taste
  • Coriander leaves for garnish
  • 2 Tbsp mint – chopped
  • 4 green chillies-slit
  • 2 tsp ginger-garlic
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon-broken
  • 2 Tbsp coriander – chopped
  • 2 green cardamoms
  • 4 cloves

Procedure:

  • Boil the tomatoes and blend to make puree.
  • Heat the ghee and add the cinnamon, cloves and cardamoms.
  • Add the onions and ginger garlic paste and saute till onions are a light brown.
  • Add the tomato puree and saute till fat separates.
  • Add the green chillies and salt, turn around a few times.
  • Add the rice, mint and coriander and mix well.
  • Add 3 cups water and bring to a boil. Lower the heat, cover and cook till all the liquid is absorbed.
  • Serve hot garnished with the coriander.