TOMATO RICE RECIPE

These yummy tomato rice will become favourite dish of your kids. They are simple to make and taste great with plain curd or raita. A tasty and healthy lunch-box recipe. You can add different vegetables to the rice for variation. Try this easy, step-by-step recipe today.

Preparation Time: 30 minutes (including time for cooking rice)

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Servings: 2

Ingredients:

• 1 cup rice

• 2 tbsp oil

• 1 tsp mustard seeds

• 2-3 curry leaves

• 1 big onion (sliced)

• 3 big tomatoes (cut into cubes)

• 1 green chilli (finely chopped)

• 1 tsp ginger paste

• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder

• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder

• Salt as per taste

• 2 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)

Preparation Instructions:

• Pressure cook rice (click here for the method of cooking plain rice). When cooked, spread them on a plate and sprinkle 1 tbsp oil on them so that they don’t become sticky.

• Heat oil in a pan and crackle mustard seeds, add curry leaves and onion and saute till onions become translucent.

• Now, add tomatoes, chillies, ginger paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt. Cook till tomatoes become soft.

• Turn the stove to low flame and add cooked rice to the tomato mixture. Mix well without breaking the rice.

• Turn off the flame, take a taste test and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Tips:

• You can add some fried cashews to the rice.

• You can also add half of the coriander leaves while mixing the rice and save half for garnishing.