tomato rice

ingredients

• Rice - 1/2 cup
• Tomato - 3
• Onion - 1 big size
• Green chillies - 2
• Cloves - 2
• Cinnamon - 2 sticks
• Sambar powder - 1/4 tsp
• Salt - 1 1/2 tsp.
• Fenugreek - 1/2 tsp.
• Sombu powder - 1/2 tsp.

method of preparation

method - 1

• Cook rice and spread on a plate to cool. Grind the tomatoes into smooth paste using mixi.
• Heat 3 tsp. of oil and fry cloves and cinnamon.
• Add green chillies and chopped onions.
• When they are reddish, add tomato paste, sombu powder, salt and sambar powder.
• Fry well without pouring water. When the oil leaves the sides remove from the fire and add to the rice.
• Fry fenugreek without oil and sprinkle over the rice and mix well. Garnish with curry, mint and coriander leaves.
• This rice can be served with vegetable kurma, onion pachadi or carrot pachadi.

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method - 2

• Heat 3 tsp. of oil and fry cloves and cinnamon.
• Add green chillies and chopped onions. When they are reddish, add tomato paste, sombu powder, salt and sambar powder.
• Wash the rice and add the fried items.
• Pour water as required. Boil this for 5 minutes and cook using pressure cooker.
• Garnish with curry , mint and coriander leaves.