Dinner Recipes - Tomato Rice Family Meal

Dinner Recipes - Tomato Rice Family Meal

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This Tomato rice was one of the many dishes we made with our organic Tomatoes. And yes, these pics were taken 2 yrs ago when I made this dish with our garden bounty but I still make it exactly like this with any tomato whenever we are in the mood for some tomato rice.

For Spicy Tomato Rice
3 cups Basmati Rice
5 ½ cups water
6-7 large Red Tomatoes, chopped
1 large Red Onion, chopped finely
4 Green Chillies, slit lengthwise
1 Tablespoon Ginger-garlic paste

For tempering
Whole spices – 2 cardamom, 1 cinnamon stick, 4 cloves, 4 black pepper, 1  star anise, 1 bay leaf
2 Tablespoons Oil
2 Tablespoons whole Peanuts
1 tesapoon Cumin Seeds
3 Dry Red chillies
8-10 Curry leaves

Spices used
½  teaspoon Turmeric powder
2 teaspoons Kashmiri Chilli powder / regular Red chilli powder
1  teaspoon Garam Masala powder
A pinch of Hing (Asafoetida powder)
Salt – to taste
2 teaspoons chopped Coriander leaves for garnish
1 teaspoon chopped Mint leaves for garnish

How to Make Tomato Rice Family Meal
1. In a large pan, heat oil and add the whole spices, roast until fragrant. Add the peanuts and roast until they turn slightly brown. Then add Cumin seeds, Dry red chillies and curry leaves.
2. Add the Ginger garlic paste and sauté for a minute. Add chopped red onions and green chillies. Add a pinch of salt and sauté until the onions turn soft and pink.
3. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala and hing and mix well. Then add in the chopped tomatoes and cook until tomatoes are soft. Do not over cook.
4. Finally add the Basmati rice, mix it well with the tomato- masala mix and then add water. Cook until the rice is cooked through. Garnish with some fresh coriander and mint leaves on top and serve hot.