Tomato Rice

Give your regular old plain rice a break with this flavor packed rice with tomatoes and freshly ground spices. A side of raita or even just plain yogurt with this Tomato Rice and your meal is set!

Course Main Course, Rice

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings people

Calories 517kcal

Author Manju

Ingredients

1 cup long grained rice
3 medium sized tomatoes
1 onion
2 green chillies
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
salt to taste
cilantro for garnish

For the Masala ( to be ground into a paste)

5 - 6 dry red chillies
1 ½ teaspoon coriander seeds
¼ teaspoon fenugreek seeds
2 tablespoon chana dal
½ teaspoon asafetida
¼ cup grated coconut

For the Tadka

Oil
1 teaspoon brown mustard seeds
few curry leaves

Instructions

Cook the rice and keep aside.
Heat a little oil in a pan, add the ingredients for the masala and fry them for a few minutes. Let them cool. Grind them to a coarse paste and keep aside.
In the same pan, heat some more oil, add the tadka and let the mustard seeds splutter. Add the onions, green chillies, turmeric powder and saute for a while. Add the chopped tomatoes to it.
After a while, add the ground paste to it and let it fry for a while. Add salt to taste and finally add the rice and mix well.
Garnish with chopped cilantro leaves, get some curd n papad and you are all ready to enjoy the most delicious tomato rice ever.

Notes

Note that some asafetida brands are not gluten free, please check the ingredients on the packaging to make sure, if you want to make this recipe gluten free.

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