Tomato Rice Recipe | How to make Tomato Rice | (lunch box ideas)

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Tomato Rice Recipe | How to make Tomato Rice | (lunch box ideas)
Author: Sailaja Angara
Preparation Time: 10M
Cooking time: 25M
Servings: 4 People

Tomato rice -- quick and instant rice recipe for kids lunch box.

Ingredients:

• 1 and 1/2 Cup Rice
• 2 Medium Onions
• 6 Medium Tomatoes
• Salt to Taste
• 1 Tsp Coriander Powder
• 1/2 Tbsp Red Chilli Powder
• 1 Tsp Garam Masala
• 2 Tbsp Oil
• 2 Tbsp Ghee
• 2 Green Chillis
• 1 Tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1 Tsp Cumin Seeds
• 2 Red Chillis
• 1" Long Cinnamon Stick
• 3 to 4 cloves
• 1 Tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• 1 Tbsp Coriander Leaves
• 1 Tbsp Green Peas(optional)

Procedure:

1. Pressure cook rice for 3 whistles with 2:1 ratio rice and water.
2. Cool the rice till we prepare the tomato ready.
3. Chop onion and tomatoes.
4. Slit green chillis.
5. In a thick bottomed pan heat oil and ghee.
6. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
7. As they start spluttering add chillis and cinnamon stick and cloves.
8. Saute them for a minute.
9. Add chopped onions and fry them till they turn translucent.
10. Saute them till the onions become soft, add ginger garlic paste.
11. And fry it till the raw smell goes off.
12. Add chopped tomatoes too, and saute them till they turn mushy.
13. Add salt, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala and red chilli powder, one after the other.
14. Let the masalas combine well with tomatoes.
15. Add green peas (if adding). Cook them in low flame.
16. Once the moisture in tomatoes drains, add cooked rice and mix it well.
17. Let the masalas and other flavours mixes with rice.
18. Allow this to cook for another 5 minutes.
19. Season tomato rice with finely chopped coriander leaves.
20. Serve tomato rice with onion thair chutney or as it is.