Tomato Rice - South Indian Recipe

 

Tomato Rice a delicious, easy to make South Indian rice item is good idea for lunch box. Serve it with potato chips and raita. I make this quite often.

Ingredients

2 Tomatoes

1 Onion

1 1/2 cup Basmati Rice

3 cups Water

1 teaspoon Salt

1 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder

1 teaspoon Coriander Powder

1/2 teaspoon Masala Powder

1/4 teaspoon Turmeric Powder

3 teaspoon Oil

To Temper

1 teaspoon Bengal Gram / Channa Dal

1 teaspoon Black Gram Dal / Urad Dal

1/2 teaspoon Cumin Seeds

1/2 teaspoon Mustard

3 teaspoon Peanuts

3 Green Chillies

1 rind Curry Leaves

1 teaspoon Ginger 

1. Wash and soak rice for 10 minutes. Slit green chillies and chop onion, tomatoes and ginger (You can add 1 teaspoon ginger paste or ginger garlic paste).

2. Heat a heavy bottomed pan, add oil. When oil is hot add cumin seeds and mustard. Add bengal gram, black gram and peanuts after the mustard and cumin seeds splutters.  When the lentils turn light brown add green chillies, ginger and curry leaves. Saute for 2 minutes. Then add onion. Saute till onion turns light brown.  

3. Add all powders and then tomato. Saute for 5 minutes or till half of it becomes like puree. Add water and let it boil. 

4. Drain water from the soaked rice and add this. Let it cook till all water evaporates. It takes 25-30 minutes.

5. Quick and Tasty !!!!