Tomato Rice

Tomato Rice:

Rice is regular staple food in the southern states of Andhra Pradesh. Rice dishes are very appetizing. Tomato rice is a dish which can be very easily prepared. Today I will present here with a recipe of tomato rice. This can be served with raita or even with just plain curd.

Ingredients:

• Basmati Rice: 3 cups
• Medium sized tomatoes: 8
• Medium sized onions: 1
• Ginger and garlic paste: 1 teaspoon
• Cardamom: 3
• Cloves: 5
• Cinnamon stick: 4”
• Jeera/cumin seeds: ½ teaspoon
• Oil: 2 teaspoons
• Red chili powder: 1 teaspoon
• Salt for taste
• Water: 4 ½ cups

Preparation:

• Cut the onions and tomatoes into small pieces and keep it aside.
• In a frying pan add the 2 teaspoons of oil and heat it. When the oil gets heated add the cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, jeera and fry till they turn light brown in color.
• Now add the ginger garlic paste and onions to the pan. Let it fry for 2 mins.
  Add the tomatoes salt and red chili powder to the pan.
• Wash the 3 cups rice and it to the pan and add the 4 ½ cups of water to it.
• Simmer the flame and close it with a lid. Cook it until the rice is fully cooked.
• Delicious tomato rice is ready to be served. Enjoy it with raita or curd/yogurt.

Warnings:

• Add salt, red chili powder, ginger and garlic paste according to your taste.
• Do not add more water as this will make the rice sticky and tasteless.

Alterations:

• Add tomato paste instead of tomatoes.
• After adding rice and water to the pan all the ingredients can be transferred to an electric rice cooker or pressure cooker.
• Any other variety of rice can be used instead of basmati rice.