Saturday, April 19, 2008

Tomato Rice

Rice - 2 cups
Tomatoes - 8 large
Onion - 1 large (chop in longitudinal thin pieces)
Garlic - 6-8 coves
Ginger half spoon chopped finely
Green chillies slit 3-4
Jeera whole
red chilli powder
coriander powder
jeera powder
garama masala
coriander leave chopped
salt, cooking oil

Chop tomatoes and onion, garlic (long thin slices).

Heat oil in a pan big enough to take the rice as well.
Add jeera, green chillies and let it splutter. Add garlic, stir till golden brown. Add onion and fry it well. Add ginger to it fri to 1-2 minutes. Add the finely chopped tomatoes. Add all powder masala.
Cook tomato well till raw tomato smell goes away and this is a smooth paste.

Half cook rice. add rice to this mix and cook for 10 minutes. Tomato gravy should form cream layer on rice.

Add coriander leaves.

Serve hot with raita/ pickle.

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