Quick Tomato Rice

Tomatoes have become an integral part in Indian cuisine. Most of the dishes have tomato as an important ingredient. Tomatoes can be used in place of tamarind in most dishes.

Preparation Time:10 mts Cooking Time:30 mts Serves: 2

Ingredients:

Raw rice - 1 cup

Big onion - 2 nos

Tomato - 3 nos

Sambar powder - 2 tsp

Cumin seeds (jeera) - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Refined oil - 2 tbsp

Salt - to taste

Method:

Cook the rice with little salt. Each grain of rice should stand separate. In a pan, heat oil. Fry the cumin seeds. Add the onions & fry till they are brown. Then add the tomatoes & fry them. Add the salt, turmeric powder, sambar powder & fry till oil separates. Switch off the stove & add the cooked rice & mix well. Garnish with coriander leaves. Quick tomato rice is ready to eat.

Variations:

Add some fresh boiled peas along with the tomatoes & fry them. This will give the rice a nice colour. We can also use chili powder, cumin powder & coriander powder instead of sambar powder. We can also make it with basmathi rice instead of raw rice to give it a nice aroma. If fresh tomatoes are not available, we can use canned crushed or diced tomatoes instead.

Tips:

1. Adding 1 or 2 pods of garlic while frying the onions will give the rice a nice flavour.
2. Use 1/2 tsp. of ginger garlic paste to enhance the flavour.
3. Using tomato puree instead of tomatoes will give the rice a nice colour.
4. Put a small piece of cinnamon, 1 clove & a small bay leaf while cooking the raw rice. It will give the rice a mild masala flavour.
   

Try it & enjoy