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Monday, March 22, 2010

Tomato Rice



Tomato rice is a South Indian food.
It is a variety prepartion of rice with rich tomato flavour.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Basmati Rice – 1 cup
  • Tomatoes(Chopped) – 4 nos
  • Onion(Chopped) – 1 nos
  • Chopped Garlic - ½ tsp
  • Chopped Ginger - ½ tsp
  • Chopped Green Chillis – 1 nos
  • Turmeric Powder -¼ tsp
  • Asafoetida powder - ¼ tsp
  • Fenugreek powder - ¼ tsp
  • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
  • Urud Dal – 1 tbsp
  • Chana dal - 1 tbsp
  • Broken cashew nut - 2 tbsp
  • Gingely Oil - 2  - 3 tbsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Chopped corriander leaves - 1 tbsp
  • Curry leaves – few

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Cook rice and let it cool.
  • Heat 1 tsp gingely oil in a Pan.
  • Add onions, ginger and garlic, green chilly and saute`till the onion turns transparent.
  • Add chopped tomatoes, chilly powder and saute well .
  • Add salt and mix well.
  • Let it cook till the tomato becomes soft.
  • Remove from fire and let it cool.
  • Grind them into a paste.
  • Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan.
  • Add the tomato paste and corriander leaves into it and mix well.
  • Let it cook until the oil seperates from the paste.
  • Add the cooked rice and salt into it and mix well.
  • Let it cook for a minute and remove from the fire.
  • Heat the remaining oil in a Pan.
  • Add mustard seeds and red chilly, let it splutter.
  • Add cumin seed, chana dal, urad dal and cashew nut and fry it.
  • Add asafoetida, fenugreek powder and curry leaves .
  • Add the cooked tomato rice into it and mix well.
  • Remove from fire and serve.
Recommended Combination: Serve with Pappadam/Chips and raita.

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