Tomato Rice | Thakkali Sadham

Tomato Rice is a very simple delicious and easy to prepare recipe. It is  prepared by cooking plain rice with the spicy tangy tomato masala.Very quick lunch box recipe and handy for bachelors...

Prep Time:10 mins

Cook Time:15 mins

Serves- 3

Ingredients:

• 1 cup basmati rice or any regular rice
• 3 medium size tomatoes, finely chopped 
• 1 medium onion, finely
• 1 tsp ginger garlic paste 
• 1 green chilli, slit
• ½ inch cinnamon
• 2 cardamoms
• 3 cloves
• 1 or 2 Bay leaves
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 - 3/4 tsp red chili powder
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tbsp chopped mint and coriander leaves
• 2 cups water
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1tbsp ghee
• salt as required

Method:

• Rinse and soak the rice in water for 30 minutes.Then drain the rice and keep it aside.
• Heat oil and ghee in the pressure cooker. Add Cinnamon,Cardamom,cloves and bay leaves then add finely chopped onion,ginger garlic paste and saute till the onions turn translucent.
• Add Mint and coriander leaves and saute for a minute.
• Add Tomatoes, green chilli,Turmeric powder,chilli powder,coriander powder,salt and fry till the tomatoes goes soft.
• Add the soaked rice. Stir the rice with the tomato mixture very well. saute for a minute.
• Add 2 cups of water,allow it to boil,check the taste,cover and pressure cook for 1 whistle on medium flame.
• Reduce the flame to low and keep in dum for 5 mins and then switch off the stove.Let it cool till the pressure settles down and then transfer it to a broad vessel and mix it slowly with a fork.

Serve tomato rice with chips,raita or any curries as per your taste..